Magnetic vortices in ferromagnetic disks are curling magnetization structures characterized by the sense of the spin circulation in the plane of the disk and by the direction of the magnetization in the vortex core. Concepts of memory devices using the magnetic vortices as multibit memory cells have been presented, which brought the high demand for their research in many physical aspects. This work investigates the magnetostatic coupling in pairs of ferromagnetic disks to clarify the influence of nearby disks or other magnetic structures to the vortex nucleation mechanism. To ensure that the vortex nucleation is influenced only by the neighbouring magnetic structures, the randomness of the nucleation process was studied in single disks prior to the work on pairs of disks. We had to ensure that the vortex nucleation is influenced only by the neighbouring magnetic structures and not by an unwanted geometrical asymmetry in the studied disk. Lithographic capabilities were inspected in order to achieve the best possible geometry. Further we present a concept of electrical readout of the spin circulation using the anisotropic magnetoresistance, which allows automated measurements to provide sufficient statistics. To explain the magnetoresistance behaviour, numerical calculations together with magnetic force microscopy measurements are presented.

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This thesis is aimed at studying experimentally the magnetisationdynamics of discs in the sub-micron range made of low dampingferromagnetic materials. For this purpose, an extremely sensitivetechnique has been used: the ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy. A firstpart is devoted to the measurement of the eigenmodes of NiMnSb discstaken in their remanent state: a vortex. The influence of aperpendicular magnetic field on the spin wave modes in the vortex state willbe detailled. Then, the coupling mechanism between the vortex core andthese spin wave, eventually leading to its dynamical reversal, ishighlighted. A theoretical framework of the vortex state is presented,allowing to model the experimental observations. In a second part,the problem of the collective magnetisation dynamics in several FeVdiscs is addressed. Measurements of the collective modes coupled bythe dynamical dipolar interaction are presented, associated with atheoretical modelisation which explain quantitatively the experimentalresults.

Le sujet de cette thèse concerne la dynamique auto-entretenue excitée par transfert de spin de vortex couplés, dans des structures de type nano-piliers vannes de spin (Py/Cu/Py). Un premier objectif a été de comprendre les processus de transport polarisé en spin et de transfert de spin associés à des configurations d’aimantation fortement non-homogènes. Cette étude a permis d‘identifier et ainsi de précisément contrôler les configurations magnétiques à base de vortex, et en particulier d’observer l’influence du transfert de spin sur les mécanismes de renversement du cœur de vortex. En combinant des calculs analytiques et des simulations micro-magnétiques, nous avons également pu déterminer les conditions sur les paramètres relatifs des deux vortex (chiralités et polarités) pour obtenir des oscillations gyrotropiques couplées auto-entretenues de deux vortex dans un pilier unique. Un cas très intéressant est prévu pour les piliers de plus grands diamètres (typiquement supérieurs à 200nm) pour lesquels le courant critique est réduit potentiellement à zéro. Les résultats expérimentaux confirment les prédictions sur l’existence d’une dynamique couplée de vortex, avec des largeurs de raies atteignant 200kHz, un record à champ nul (soit un facteur de qualité Q ≈ 5000, un ordre de grandeur plus grand que pour les auto-oscillations de vortex unique) et diminuant même jusqu’à 50kHz sous champ extérieur. Un second objectif de ce travail a été l’étude de la synchronisation de deux auto-oscillateurs à transfert de spin à base de vortex. Nous avons démontré que le verrouillage des phases par couplage dipolaire de deux oscillateurs identiques peut être théoriquement obtenu indépendamment des paramètres des deux vortex. Toutefois un couplage trois fois plus important est prévu dans le cas de vortex de polarités opposées. Du point de vue expérimental, des premiers résultats ont permis de démontrer une faculté de synchronisation de deux oscillateurs présentant un écart en fréquence atteignant jusqu'à 10% de leurs fréquences d'auto-oscillation. Ce travail de thèse, qui s’inscrit dans l’effort de recherche mené pour améliorer les performances rf des nano-oscillateurs à transfert de spin, a permis d’illustrer que l’excitation de modes d’aimantations couplées est une voie à poursuivre dans le but d’aboutir à des largeurs de raies de plus en plus faibles. / My PhD work is dedicated to the spin transfer induced self-sustained dynamics of two coupled vortices, in nano-pillars spin-valves structures (Py/Cu/Py). A first objective was to understand the spin-polarized transport processes as well as spin transfer mechanisms associated to highly non-homogeneous magnetic configurations. This study allows me to identify and then precisely tune the vortex based magnetic configurations, and notably to observe the influence of spin transfer on reversal mechanisms of the vortex core. Combining analytical calculations and micro-magnetic simulations, we determine the conditions on relative parameters for the two vortices (chiralities and polarities) necessary to obtain self-sustained gyrotropic oscillations of the coupled vortices in a single pillar. A very interesting case is predicted for the pillars with larger diameters (typically over 200nm) for which the critical current is reduced to zero. The experimental results confirm the predictions that a coupled dynamics exists with linewidths as narrow as 200kHz, that is a record at zero field (corresponding to a quality factor Q ≈ 5000, an order of magnitude over the self-sustained oscillations of a single vortex), and even down to 50kHz under external field.A second objective was to investigate the synchronization of two vortex based spin transfer oscillators. We demonstrate theoretically that the phase locking through dipolar coupling of two identical oscillators can be achieved for any parameters of the two vortex. However, the coupling is three times stronger when vortices have opposite core polarities. From an experimental point of view, the synchronization capability for two oscillators having a frequency mismatch reaching up to 10 % of the auto-oscillation frequency has been demonstrated. This work, being part of the research effort made to improve the rf properties of spin transfer nano-oscillators emphasizes how the excitation of coupled magnetizations modes is important to reach lower and lower linewidths.

Cette thèse à pour objet l'étude expérimentale de la dynamiquede l'aimantation de disques de taille sub-micronique fait dematériau ferromagnétiques à faible amortissement . Pour cela,nous avons utilisé une technique spectroscopique extremementsensible qui sera préalablement présentée: la résonanceferromagnétique détéctée mécaniquement. Une premièrepartie est consacrée à la mesure des modes propres dans des disquesde NiMnSb dans leur état rémanent: le vortex. L'influence d'unchamp magnétique, aplliqué perpendiculairement, sur les ondes despin du vortex est détaillé. L'accent est ensuite mis surl'interaction du coeur de vortex avec ces ondes de spin, qui mèneà son retournement dynamique. Un cadre théorique de l'étatvortex est présenté, permettant de modéliser les mesuresexpérimentales. Dans une deuxième partie, le problème de ladynamique collective de plusieurs disques de FeV dont l'aimantation estsaturée perpendiculairement est étudié. La mesure des modescouplés par l'intéraction dipolaire dynamique y est présentée,associée à une modélisation théorique qui expliquequantitativement les résultats observés. / This thesis is aimed at studying experimentally the magnetisationdynamics of discs in the sub-micron range made of low dampingferromagnetic materials. For this purpose, an extremely sensitivetechnique has been used: the ferromagnetic resonance force microscopy. A firstpart is devoted to the measurement of the eigenmodes of NiMnSb discstaken in their remanent state: a vortex. The influence of aperpendicular magnetic field on the spin wave modes in the vortex state willbe detailled. Then, the coupling mechanism between the vortex core andthese spin wave, eventually leading to its dynamical reversal, ishighlighted. A theoretical framework of the vortex state is presented,allowing to model the experimental observations. In a second part,the problem of the collective magnetisation dynamics in several FeVdiscs is addressed. Measurements of the collective modes coupled bythe dynamical dipolar interaction are presented, associated with atheoretical modelisation which explain quantitatively the experimentalresults.

Cette thèse propose de réaliser des micro/nano-pinces magnétiques articulées dont l'actionnement à distance est obtenu par l'application d'un champ magnétique. Cette idée innovante consiste à relier par l'un de leurs côtés deux microparticules magnétiques parallélépipédiques à l'aide d'une nano-charnière en or flexible. Destinées à des applications biotechnologiques et médicales, ces pinces ont pour finalité de capturer des micro/nano-objets ciblés biochimiquement pour y appliquer et mesurer des forces. Le défi de ce projet était de mener, à partir d'une idée simple, un ensemble d'études à la fois théoriques et technologiques, pour aboutir à une première preuve de concept. Dans ce but, un modèle analytique a d'abord été construit pour prédire le comportement magnéto-mécanique des pinces en fonction de divers paramètres physiques. Ensuite, un procédé de fabrication inspiré des techniques de la microélectronique a été développé pour parvenir à la réalisation d'un prototype de pince fonctionnel. Enfin, l'ouverture par l'action d'un champ magnétique de pinces fixées à un substrat, a pu être démontrée à l'aide d'une expérience originale installée dans un microscope électronique à balayage. Les résultats de ces expériences, en bon accord avec nos prédictions théoriques, ont permis de quantifier le comportement mécanique de la nano-charnière en or. Fixées à un substrat, ces pinces forment un réseau de micro-surfaces réfléchissantes qui trouveront des applications en microfluidique (bio-puces) ou en nano-physique. Libérées en solution, les pinces pourraient être employées de manière originale en micro-manipulation d'objets biologiques ou diagnostic et thérapie cellulaire. / The objective of this thesis was to elaborate magnetic micro/nano-tweezers remotely actuable by the application of a magnetic field. This innovative idea consists in binding two parallelepiped magnetic microparticles by one of their sides with a flexible gold nano-hinge. Intended for biotechnological and medical applications, these tweezers aim at capturing biochemically targeted micro/nano-objects, in order to exert forces on them and perform force measurements. In this project starting from a simple idea, the challenge was to carry out theoretical and technological studies leading to a first proof of concept. To this end, an analytical model was first elaborated to predict the magneto-elastic behavior of the tweezers, depending on various physical parameters. Then, a fabrication process inspired from microelectronic techniques was developed to complete a functional prototype of tweezers. Finally, the remote actuation of such tweezers, kept attached to a substrate, by the application of a magnetic field, was demonstrated using an original experiment set up inside a scanning electron microscope. These experiments yielded results in good agreement with our theoretical predictions and allowed the quantification of the gold nano-hinge elastic behavior. Attached to a substrate, these tweezers constitute an array of reflective micro-surfaces, which can find applications in microfluidics (biochips) or in nano-physics. Released in solution, the tweezers could be used in an original way for biological objects micro-manipulation or cell diagnostic and the

Orientadores: Flavio Garcia, Eduardo Granado Monteiro da Silva / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-10T05:04:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Soares_MarcioMedeiros_M.pdf: 20040711 bytes, checksum: 307f0dbee3ef2d92b25427c28d39c7d6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Neste trabalho fizemos um estudo sistemático de filmes compostos por multicamadas Co/Pd depositados sobre arranjos auto-organizados de esferas de látex submicrométricas (50 ¿ 1000 nm). O filme depositado sobre a esfera (não-magnética) forma uma calota magnética com espessura variável. As espessuras de Co e Pd foram escolhidas de modo a obter duas classes de multicamadas, uma com anisotropia intrínseca perpendicular e outra com anisotropia intrínseca planar, quando depositadas sobre um substrato plano. Os arranjos de calotas com anisotropia intrínseca perpendicular que produzimos têm um comportamento magnético que reproduz resultados publicados recentemente na literatura. Para os sistemas com anisotropia intrínseca planar a microestrutura magnética é profundamente dependente da forma tridimensional da calota, assim como do seu tamanho. A investigação destas calotas envolveu caracterizações magnéticas por efeito Hall extraordinário, efeito Kerr magneto-ótico e SQUID, análise estrutural por microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (TEM) e sondagem da configuração da magnetização por microscopia de força magnética (MFM). Para esferas menores (diâmetros de 50 e 100 nm), as imagens de TEM mostram que as calotas segmentam-se em nanopilares orientados radialmente. Em concordância com as caracterizações magnéticas, propomos que a segmentação em pilares induz uma anisotropia efetiva radial nessas calotas menores. Nas calotas maiores (500 e 1000 nm) estudamos a influência do gradiente de espessura, medido por TEM, sobre a anisotropia efetiva ao longo da esfera. Nestas calotas as multicamadas são contínuas e, correlacionando caracterizações magnéticas, imagens de TEM, medidas de MFM e simulações micromagnéticas, chegamos à conclusão de que a magnetização forma um vórtice em seu topo, influenciada pela forma tridimensional da calota. O núcleo dos vórtices que observamos é razoavelmente maior do que aqueles mostrados na literatura para vórtices em discos, indicando que tal sistema de calotas pode ser promissor para aplicações em mídias de gravação magnética / Abstract: In this work we have performed a systematic study on Co/Pd multilayers deposited over self-assembled polystyrene nanospheres (with diameter ranging from 50 to 1000 nm). The film deposited over the nonmagnetic nanosphere forms a magnetic cap with variable thickness. The Co and Pd layer thicknesses were chosen in order to obtain two classes of multilayers, one exhibiting intrinsic in-plane anisotropy and the other exhibiting intrinsic out-of-plane anisotropy, when deposited on flat substrates. The magnetic behavior of the caps¿ arrays with intrinsic out-of-plane anisotropy which we have produced agrees with results recently reported in the literature. The magnetic microstructure of the systems with intrinsic in-plane anisotropy is mainly influenced by three-dimensional shape and size of the caps. The study of those caps included magnetic characterization by Extraordinary Hall Effect, Magneto-Optic Kerr Effect and SQUID, structural analysis by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and magnetic configuration probing by Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM). For the smallest spheres (50 and 100 nm in diameter) TEM images show that the cap is segmented into radial nanopillar like structures. Agreeing with our magnetic measurements, we propose that this segmentation induces an effective radial anisotropy in the smallest caps. For the largest caps (500 and 1000 nm in diameter) we have studied the influence of the thickness gradient (probed by TEM) on the effective anisotropy along de cap. In those caps the multilayers are continuous and, correlating magnetic characterizations, TEM images, MFM profiles and micromagnetic simulations, we concluded that the magnetization forms a curling structure in the top of the caps. The so formed magnetic vortex is strongly influenced by the cap¿s shape. We observed that the magnetic vortex core is considerably larger than the ones shown in the literature for vortex in planar discs, indicating that this cap system may be promising for applications in magnetic recording medias / Mestrado / Materiais Magneticos e Propriedades Magneticas / Mestre em Física

The thesis deals with magnetic force microscopy of soft magnetic nanostructures, mainly NiFe nanowires and thin-film elements such as discs. The thesis covers almost all aspects related to this technique - i.e. from preparation of magnetic probes and magnetic nanowires, through the measurement itself to micromagnetic simulations of the investigated samples. We observed the cores of magnetic vortices, tiny objects, both with commercial and our home-coated probes. Even domain walls in nanowires 50 nm in diameter were captured with this technique. We prepared functional probes with various magnetic coatings: hard magnetic Co, CoCr and soft NiFe. Hard probes give better signal, whereas the soft ones are more suitable for the measurement of soft magnetic structures as they do not influence significantly the imaged sample. Our probes are at least comparable with the standard commercial probes. The simulations are in most cases in a good agreement with the measurement and the theory. Further, we present our preliminary results of the probe-sample interaction modelling, which can be exploited for the simulation of magnetic force microscopy image even in the case of probe induced perturbations of the sample.

Random number generation can be based on physical events with probabilistic character, or on algorithms that use complex or one-way functions, alternatively on both of these approaches. A magnetic vortex is a basic state of magnetization that forms in magnetic micro- and nanostructures of an appropriate shape, dimensions and material. Quantities of the magnetic vortex form randomly if ambient conditions are chosen eligibly. A concept of a true random number generator using a random switching of states of the magnetic vortex is presented in this thesis. This concept is realized and random numbers were experimentally generated and numbers were statistically analysed.

Advanced scanning magnetoresistive microscopy (SMRM) — a robust magnetic imaging and probing technique — is presented. It utilizes conventional recording heads of a hard disk drive as sensors. The spatial resolution of modern tunneling magnetoresistive sensors is nowadays comparable with more commonly used magnetic force microscopes. Important advantages of SMRM are the ability to detect pure magnetic signals directly proportional to the out-of-plane magnetic stray field, negligible sensor stray fields, and the ability to apply local bipolar magnetic field pulses up to 10 kOe with bandwidths from DC up to 1 GHz. The performance assessment of this method and corresponding best practices are discussed in the first section of this work. An application example of SMRM, the study on chemically ordered L10 FePt is presented in a second section. A constructed heater unit of SMRM opens the path to investigate temperature-dependent magnetic properties of the medium by recording and imaging at elevated temperatures. L10 FePt is one of the most promising materials to reach limits in storage density of future magnetic recording devices based on heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). In order to be implemented in an actual recording scheme, the medium Curie temperature should be lowered. This will reduce the power requirements, and hence, wear and tear on a heat source — integrated plasmonic antenna. It is expected that the exchange coupling of FePt to thin Fe layers provides high saturation magnetization and elevated Curie temperature of the composite. The addition of Cu allows adjusting the magnetic properties such as perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, coercivity, saturation magnetization, and Curie temperature. This should lead to a lowering of the switching field of the hard magnetic FeCuPt layer and a reduction of thermally induced recording errors. In this regard, the influence of the Fe layer thickness on the switching behavior of the hard layer was investigated, revealing a strong reduction for Fe layer thicknesses larger than the exchange length of Fe. The recording performance of single-layer and bilayer structures was studied by SMRM roll-off curves and histogram methods at temperatures up to 180 °C In the last section of this work, SMRM advantages are demonstrated by various experiments on a two-dimensional magnetic vortex lattice. Magnetic vortex is a peculiar complex magnetization configuration which typically appears in a soft magnetic structured materials. It consists of two coupled sub-systems: the core, where magnetization vector points perpendicular to the structure plane, and the curling magnetization where magnetic flux is rotating in-plane. The unique properties of a magnetic vortex making it an object of a great research and technological interest for spintronic applications in sensorics or data storage. Manipulation of the vortex core as well as the rotation sense by applying a local field pulse is shown. A spatially resolved switching map reveals a significant "write window" where vortex cores can be addressed correctly. Moreover, the external in-plane magnet extension unit allow analyzing the magnetic vortex rotational sense which is extremely practical for magnetic coupling investigations of magnetic coupling phenomena.