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Chin. Phys. B, 2024, Vol. 33(3): 037802    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad1983
Special Issue: SPECIAL TOPIC — States and new effects in nonequilibrium
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Ultrafast magneto-optical dynamics in nickel (111) single crystal studied by the integration of ultrafast reflectivity and polarimetry probes

Hao Kuang(匡皓)1,2, Junxiao Yu(余军潇)3, Jie Chen(陈洁)3, H. E. Elsayed-Ali4, Runze Li(李润泽)1,2,†, and Peter M. Rentzepis5,‡
1 School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China;
2 Center for Transformative Science, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China;
3 Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
4 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA;
5 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
Abstract  With the integration of ultrafast reflectivity and polarimetry probes, we observed carrier relaxation and spin dynamics induced by ultrafast laser excitation of Ni (111) single crystals. The carrier relaxation time within the linear excitation range reveals that electron-phonon coupling and dissipation of photon energy into the bulk of the crystal take tens of picoseconds. On the other hand, the observed spin dynamics indicate a longer time of about 120 ps. To further understand how the lattice degree of freedom is coupled with these dynamics may require the integration of an ultrafast diffraction probe.
Keywords:  ultrafast spin dynamics      non-equilibrium dynamics      multi-probe  
Received:  28 November 2023      Revised:  27 December 2023      Accepted manuscript online:  29 December 2023
PACS:  78.47.J- (Ultrafast spectroscopy (<1 psec))  
  42.65.Re (Ultrafast processes; optical pulse generation and pulse compression)  
  75.78.Jp (Ultrafast magnetization dynamics and switching)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant Nos. 2022YFA1604402 and 2022YFA1604403), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No. 11721404), the Shanghai Rising-Star Program (Grant No. 21QA1406100), and the Technology Innovation Action Plan of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Grant No. 20JC1416000). Dr Rentzepis acknowledges support by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) (Grant No. FA9550-20-1- 0139) and the Texas A&M Engineering Experimental Station (TEES). Dr Li thanks the Shanghai Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser Project for providing the Ti:sapphire laser time to perform this study.
Corresponding Authors:  Runze Li, Peter M. Rentzepis     E-mail:  lirz@shanghaitech.edu.cn;prentzepis@tamu.edu

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Hao Kuang(匡皓), Junxiao Yu(余军潇), Jie Chen(陈洁), H. E. Elsayed-Ali, Runze Li(李润泽), and Peter M. Rentzepis Ultrafast magneto-optical dynamics in nickel (111) single crystal studied by the integration of ultrafast reflectivity and polarimetry probes 2024 Chin. Phys. B 33 037802

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