Zollitsch, C W; Khan, S; Nam, V T T; Verzhbitskiy, I A; Sagkovits, D; O'Sullivan, J; Kennedy, O W; Strungaru, M; Santos, E J G; Morton, J J L; Eda, G; Kurebayashi, H (2023) Probing spin dynamics of ultra-thin van der Waals magnets via photon-magnon coupling. Nature Communications, 14. 2619

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Abstract

Layered van der Waals (vdW) magnets can maintain a magnetic order even down to the single-layer regime and hold promise for integrated spintronic devices. While the magnetic ground state of vdW magnets was extensively studied, key parameters of spin dynamics, like the Gilbert damping, crucial for designing ultra-fast spintronic devices, remains largely unexplored. Despite recent studies by optical excitation and detection, achieving spin wave control with microwaves is highly desirable, as modern integrated information technologies predominantly are operated with these. The intrinsically small numbers of spins, however, poses a major challenge to this. Here, we present a hybrid approach to detect spin dynamics mediated by photon-magnon coupling between high-Q superconducting resonators and ultra-thin flakes of Cr2Ge2Te6 (CGT) as thin as 11 nm. We test and benchmark our technique with 23 individual CGT flakes and extract an upper limit for the Gilbert damping parameter. These results are crucial in designing on-chip integrated circuits using vdW magnets and offer prospects for probing spin dynamics of monolayer vdW magnets.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Quantum Phenomena > Quantum Information Processing and Communication
Divisions:	Quantum Technologies
Identification number/DOI:	10.1038/s41467-023-38322-x
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2023 13:50
URI:	https://eprintspublications.npl.co.uk/id/eprint/9875