School of Computer Science Seminar Series: Ultrafast magnetization dynamics: how fast can we go?
| Dates: | 2 December 2015 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 15:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Department of Computer Science |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Current University students |
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| Speaker: | Prof Roy Chantrell |
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2nd December 2015 at 14:00 in Kilburn L.T. 1.4
Speaker: Prof Roy Chantrell (University of York)
Host: Tom Thomson
Abstract
Traditionally, the direction of magnetization of a magnetic material is switched by the application of a reversing magnetic field. In the case of magnetic recording the field is generated inductively, leading to limitations on the magnitude of the field and speed at which it can be generated; the latter defining a limitation in the data transfer rate. I will review the measurements and theoretical understanding of the responses of magnetic thin films to field pulses as short as a few picoseconds duration and continue to describe the current work on ultrafast magnetization reversal using femtosecond laser pulses. This involves the development of an atomistic level model approach which gives excellent agreement with experiment and also led to the prediction that magnetization reversal can occur as a response to an ultrafast heat pulse in the absence of an externally applied field. This Thermally Induced Magnetisation Switching (TIMS) has switching times of around 1picosecond, giving potential increases in data rate of 2 ordersrr of magnitude greater than currently possible. The physics of the TIMS phenomenon and potential technological implications will be discussed.
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Kilburn Lecture Theatre 1.4
Kilburn Building
Manchester
