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Since the discovery of the ultrafast demagnetization of the ferromagnetic metal, the spin degree of electrons is gradually used to generate terahertz radiation. The terahertz radiation generated by the inverse Rashba-Edelstein effect was confirmed first at the interface of Ag/Bi. However, the spin-to-charge conversion efficiency of the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface is one order of magnitude lager than that of the Ag/Bi interface under equilibrium or quasi-equilibrium condition. Whether the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures can be used to convert spin current to generate terahertz radiation remains to be systemically studied. In this work, we fabricate the NiFe/LaAlO3//SrTiO3 heterostructures and investigate the generation of terahertz radiation by femtosecond laser pumping and its dependence of the magnetic field direction. We change the thickness of the LaAlO3 to show the applicability of the superdiffusive spin transport model and optical transmission model. We find the multireflections at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface weaken the terahertz radiation intensity. This work provides experimental and theoretical support for further optimizing the generation of terahertz electromagnetic waves.
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Keywords:
- terahertz radiation /
- spin current /
- inverse Rashba-Edelstein effect /
- oxide heterostructures
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图 1 (a) STO(001)衬底生长LAO薄膜的RHEED振荡谱图和衍射图; (b) LAO//STO(001)薄膜形貌图; (c) 太赫兹发射示意图
Figure 1. (a) The RHEED spectrum for the growth process of LAO on STO substrate (001), and the RHEED patterns before and after the growth of the LAO films; (b) the surface morphology of LAO//STO films; (c) the schematic diagram of the terahertz emission.
图 2 太赫兹辐射实验装置. 放大的虚线框表示样品与永磁体的关系
Figure 2. Schematic diagram of terahertz radiation experimental configuration. The zoomed area shows the relations between the sample and magnetic field.
图 3 (a)不同厚度的LAO样品辐射的太赫兹时域波形; (b)对应的频谱图
Figure 3. (a) Typical terahertz temporal waveforms for LAO samples with different thicknesses, and (b) the corresponding spectra.
图 4 (a)太赫兹辐射极性随外加磁场方向的改变而反转; (b) NiFe//STO与NiFe/LAO (10 uc)//STO辐射太赫兹波的大小比较
Figure 4. (a) Radiated terahertz polarity reversal when varying the applied magnetic field direction; (b) comparison of the terahertz radiation between NiFe//STO and NiFe/LAO (10 uc)//STO.
图 5 真空环境下, 10 uc的LAO太赫兹辐射时域波形(a)和对应的频谱(b)
Figure 5. (a) Emitted terahertz temporal waveform from the LAO (10 uc)//STO, and (b) its corresponding spectrum under vacuum environment.
图 6 STO以铝镜为参考的反射率
Figure 6. Reflectivity of STO referenced an aluminum mirror.
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[1] Smith P R, Auston D H, Nuss M C 1988 IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 24 255
Google Scholar
[2] Beaurepaire E, Merle J C, Daunois A, Bigot J Y 1996 Phys. Rev. Lett. 76 4250
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[6] Battiato M, Carva K, Oppeneer P M 2012 Phys. Rev. B 86 024404
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[9] Melnikov A, Razdolski I, Wehling T O, Papaioannou E T, Roddatis V, Fumagalli P, Aktsipetrov O, Lichtenstein A I, Bovensiepen U 2011 Phys. Rev. Lett. 107 076601
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[21] Lesne E, Fu Y, Oyarzun S, Rojas-Sánchez J C, Vaz D C, Naganuma H, Sicoli G, Attané J P, Jamet M, Jacquet E, George J M, Barthélémy A, Jaffrès H, Fert A, Bibes M, Vila L 2016 Nat. Mater. 15 1261
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[26] Puebla J, Auvray F, Yamaguchi N, Xu M R, Bisri S Z, Iwasa Y, Ishii F, Otani Y 2019 Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 256401
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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