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Distortion-free sampling of ultrabroadband terahertz electric fields by interfacial spin accumulation.

Alexander L Chekhov, Yannic Behovits, Julius J F Heitz, Maria-Andromachi Syskaki, Samridh Jaiswal, Oliver Gueckstock, Bruno R Serrano, Amon Ruge, Jana Kredl, Martin Wolf and 5 more

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15 authors.

Alexander L ChekhovDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4985-0597
Yannic BehovitsDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2001-4341
Julius J F HeitzDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Maria-Andromachi SyskakiInstitute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55099 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2261-7653
Samridh JaiswalInstitute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55099 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5207-6029
Oliver GueckstockDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2361-127X
Bruno R SerranoDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Amon RugeDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Jana KredlInstitute of Physics, Greifswald University, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
Martin WolfDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7226-9592
Markus MünzenbergInstitute of Physics, Greifswald University, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1332-5678
Gerhard JakobInstitute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55099 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9466-0840
Mathias KläuiInstitute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, 55099 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4848-2569
Tom S SeifertDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8163-482X
Tobias KampfrathDepartment of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8854-8713

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Abstract

In spintronics, FM|HM stacks consisting of a ferromagnetic-metal (FM) and a heavy-metal (HM) layer are model systems for spin transport and spin-charge interconversion. To explore their potential as detectors for ultrabroadband terahertz electromagnetic pulses, we measure the transient optical birefringence the terahertz field induces. Notably, the signal component linear in the FM magnetization agrees excellently with the shape of the incident terahertz electric field at 1 to 13 terahertz and beyond. Analysis indicates that the birefringence arises from the terahertz-field-driven spin accumulation at the FM/HM interface through the spin Rashba-Edelstein effect (SREE). Because of spin-momentum locking, the SREE decays by electron momentum relaxation in <10 femtoseconds, substantially faster than a spin-Hall-effect-induced bulk spin accumulation. Our experiment demonstrates straightforward spintronic sampling of intense ultrabroadband terahertz fields with flat amplitude and phase response. Furthermore, it provides temporal signatures of the SREE and can be viewed as a versatile implementation of interface-specific terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.

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PMCPMC11927612

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