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ArticleScientific reports2026

Electronic mechanism of sub-100-fs demagnetization induced by a femtosecond light pulse.

Konrad J Kapcia, Victor Tkachenko, Flavio Capotondi, Alexander Lichtenstein, Serguei Molodtsov, Przemysław Piekarz, Beata Ziaja

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Konrad J KapciaInstitute of Spintronics and Quantum Information, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 2, 61614, Poznań, Poland. konrad.kapcia@amu.edu.pl.
Victor TkachenkoCenter for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.
Flavio CapotondiElettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
Alexander LichtensteinEuropean XFEL GmbH, Holzkoppel 4, 22869, Schenefeld, Germany.
Serguei MolodtsovEuropean XFEL GmbH, Holzkoppel 4, 22869, Schenefeld, Germany.
Przemysław PiekarzInstitute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342, Kraków, Poland.
Beata ZiajaCenter for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607, Hamburg, Germany.

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A quantitative understanding of the processes that trigger light-induced demagnetization on ultrashort timescales is crucial for achieving an ultrafast, radiation-controlled magnetic response in materials. This milestone is essential for developing next-generation magnetic storage devices and ultrafast magnetic switches. In this theoretical study, we investigated demagnetization triggered in a single magnetic domain by light pulses ranging from a few to a few tens of femtoseconds in duration, with photon energies spanning the optical and X-ray regimes, under strongly non-equilibrium conditions. We predicted a loss of magnetization in the sub-100-fs range in all cases, primarily due to the excitation of the electronic system and the subsequent redistribution of electrons within the magneto-sensitive band. The considered timescales were too short for phonon-mediated processes or inter-site Heisenberg exchange processes to contribute significantly. These findings pave the way for highly accurate, radiation-driven magnetization control in magnetic materials at sub-100-femtosecond timescales with potential practical applications.

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