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ArticleScientific reports2026

Terahertz emission from a spintronic stack nanodecorated with plasmonic nanoparticles.

Vittorio Cecconi, Akash Dominic Thomas, Ji Tong Wang, Cheng-Han Lin, Anoop Dhoot, Antonio Cutrona, Abhishek Paul, Luke Peters, Luana Olivieri, Elchin Isgandarov and 3 more

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Vittorio CecconiEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Akash Dominic ThomasEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Ji Tong WangEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Cheng-Han LinEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Anoop DhootEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Antonio CutronaEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Abhishek PaulEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Luke PetersEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Luana OlivieriEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Elchin IsgandarovEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Juan Sebastian Totero GongoraEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Alessia PasquaziEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK.
Marco PecciantiEmergent Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics, School of Science, Loughborough University, Loughborough , LE11 3TU, UK. m.peccianti@lboro.ac.uk.

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DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory W911NF2310313Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/Z533178HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council 725046Leverhulme Trust ECF-2020-537Leverhulme Trust ECF-2022-710Leverhulme Trust ECF-2023-315Leverhulme Trust ECF-2024-529Leverhulme Trust RPG-2022-090
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Abstract

Spintronic emitters promise to revolutionise terahertz (THz) sources by converting ultrafast optical pulses into broadband THz radiation without phase-matching constraints. Because the conversion relies on spin-current injection across a nanometre-thin magnetic layer, its efficiency is ordinarily limited by weak optical coupling. Here, we present a demonstration of a drop-casting based approach to introduce ultrafast plasmonic-mediated coupling: a sparse-layer of silica–gold core–shell nanoparticles is deposited directly onto a W/Fe/Pt spintronic trilayer. This sparse (≈ 6%) decoration leads to a measured enhancement of the emitted THz peak field between 1.1x and 1.6x relative to the bare stack as the angle is increased from 0° to 75°, pointing to a very high local conversion enhancement for this low-coverage spintronic emitter compared with the bare stack, with the maximum emission reached at 0°. This demonstration points to a viable pathway toward highly efficient spintronic terahertz emitters with potential applications in spectroscopy, imaging, and ultrafast technologies.

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PMID41820482
PMCPMC13106760

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