Ultrafast magnetic field pulses as short as 2 picoseconds are able to reverse the magnetization in thin, in-plane, magnetized cobalt films. The field pulses are applied in the plane of the film, and their direction encompasses all angles with the magnetization. At a right angle to the magnetization, maximum torque is exerted on the spins. In this geometry, a precessional magnetization reversal can be triggered by fields as small as 184 kiloamperes per meter. Applications in future ultrafast magnetic recording schemes can be foreseen.
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Back, C. H., Allenspach, R., Weber, W., Parkin, S. S. P., Weller, D., Garwin, E. L., & Siegmann, H. C. (1999). Minimum field strength in precessional magnetization reversal. Science, 285(5429), 864–867. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.285.5429.864
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