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Size effect on single pulse all-optical helicity-independent switching in GdFeCo disk arrays

Danny Petty Gweha Nyoma
Maxime Vergès
Michel Hehn
Daniel Lacour
Julius Hohlfeld
Sebastiaan van Dijken
Grégory Malinowski
Stéphane Mangin

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We experimentally demonstrate single pulse toggle switching of the magnetization of GdFeCo disks with perpendicular to film plane anisotropy, which diameter ranges from 3 μm to 400 nm using 35 fs linearly polarized laser pulses. Two different magnetic states can be observed depending on the laser fluence: either a deterministic switching of the disk magnetization or a randomly oriented disk. We report that the fluence required to observe both magnetic states show a non-monotonic behavior with disk diameter and that the smallest disks require the lowest minimum fluence for achieving single pulse all-optical helicity-independent switching. Different evolution of the fluence thresholds for both phenomenon as a function of the disk size is observed and discussed.
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hal-04244267 , version 1 (17-10-2023)

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Danny Petty Gweha Nyoma, Maxime Vergès, Michel Hehn, Daniel Lacour, Julius Hohlfeld, et al.. Size effect on single pulse all-optical helicity-independent switching in GdFeCo disk arrays. Applied Physics Letters, 2023, 123 (5), pp.052405. ⟨10.1063/5.0150250⟩. ⟨hal-04244267⟩
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