Magnetization Dynamics of an Individual Single-Crystalline Fe-Filled Carbon Nanotube

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Contributors

  • Kilian Lenz - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Ryszard Narkowicz - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Kai Wagner - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Christopher F. Reiche - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Julia Körner - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Tobias Schneider - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Chemnitz University of Technology (Author)
  • Attila Kákay - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Helmut Schultheiss - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Uhland Weissker - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Daniel Wolf - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Dieter Suter - , Dortmund University of Technology (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Jürgen Fassbender - , Chair of Applied Solid State Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Thomas Mühl - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Jürgen Lindner - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)

Abstract

The magnetization dynamics of individual Fe-filled multiwall carbon-nanotubes (FeCNT), grown by chemical vapor deposition, are investigated by microresonator ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) and Brillouin light scattering (BLS) microscopy and corroborated by micromagnetic simulations. Currently, only static magnetometry measurements are available. They suggest that the FeCNTs consist of a single-crystalline Fe nanowire throughout the length. The number and structure of the FMR lines and the abrupt decay of the spin-wave transport seen in BLS indicate, however, that the Fe filling is not a single straight piece along the length. Therefore, a stepwise cutting procedure is applied in order to investigate the evolution of the ferromagnetic resonance lines as a function of the nanowire length. The results show that the FeCNT is indeed not homogeneous along the full length but is built from 300 to 400 nm long single-crystalline segments. These segments consist of magnetically high quality Fe nanowires with almost the bulk values of Fe and with a similar small damping in relation to thin films, promoting FeCNTs as appealing candidates for spin-wave transport in magnonic applications.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number1904315
JournalSmall
Volume15
Issue number49
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 31709700

Keywords

Keywords

  • Brillouin light scattering, carbon nanotubes, ferromagnetic nanotubes, ferromagnetic resonance, micromagnetism