Terahertz emission from epitaxial α-W/Co60Fe40 spintronic emitters

• We report efficient terahertz (THz) generation in epitaxial α-W/Co60Fe40 spintronic emitters. Two types of emitters have been investigated; epitaxial α-W(110)/Co60Fe40(110) and α-W(001)/Co60Fe40(001) deposited on single crystalline Al2O3(11-20) and MgO(001) substrates, respectively. The generated THz radiation is about 10% larger for α-W(110)/Co60Fe40(110) grown on single crystalline Al2O3(11-20), which is explained by the fact that the α-W(110)/Co60Fe40(110) interface for this emitter is more transparent to the spin current due to the presence of Ångström-scale interface intermixing at the W/CoFe interface. Our results also reveal that the generation of THz radiation is larger when pumping with the laser light from the substrate side, which is explained by a larger part of the laser light due to interference effects in the film stack being absorbed in the ferromagnetic Co60Fe40 layer in this measurement configuration.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

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