High Frequency Study of Magnetic Nanostructures

The work in this thesis is divided in three parts. In part one we developed electrodeposition method of Nickel Nanowire in commercial AAO template in constant current (Galvanostatic) mode, further we tried to estimate the growth rate from theory, from saturation magnetization and direct measurement from SEM image. In part two we focused on using the Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) to measure the Ferromagnetic Resonance (FMR))of various magnetic Nanowire arrays. We employed different measurement geometries using microstripline and coplanar waveguide as microwave transmission lines. In part three our aim was to study the magnetic properties of complex ferromagnetic system, especially the effect of interactions on dynamic properties of magnetic nanostructures (nanowire arrays and exchange biased ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic multilayers). Our effort was centered on using ferromagnetic resonance to understand the dynamic response of these systems

High Frequency Study of Magnetic Nanostructures

The work in this thesis is divided in three parts. In part one we developed electrodeposition method of Nickel Nanowire in commercial AAO template in constant current (Galvanostatic) mode, further we tried to estimate the growth rate from theory, from saturation magnetization and direct measurement from SEM image. In part two we focused on using the Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) to measure the Ferromagnetic Resonance (FMR))of various magnetic Nanowire arrays. We employed different measurement geometries using microstripline and coplanar waveguide as microwave transmission lines. In part three our aim was to study the magnetic properties of complex ferromagnetic system, especially the effect of interactions on dynamic properties of magnetic nanostructures (nanowire arrays and exchange biased ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic multilayers). Our effort was centered on using ferromagnetic resonance to understand the dynamic response of these systems

HIGH FREQUENCY FERROMAGNETIC INDUCTIVE ELEMENTS FOR ON-CHIP INTEGRATION AND THEIR MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS

The dissertation focuses on the broadband characterization of magnetization dynamics of submicron (200-550 nm wide, 10 µm long, 100 nm thick) and micron (2-10 µm wide, 100 µm long, 100 nm thick) size patterned ferromagnetic material (Permalloy, Py) with low frequency and microwave measurement methods. Particularly the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR), damping process, magnetization reversal, mag-noise, and 1/f noise in different pattern geometry, DC current and external magnetic field bias situations are investigated. In addition to simple microwave transmission line measurements, a sensitive on-chip microwave interferometer is proposed and fabricated by means of nano-fabrication techniques. The FMR properties of an individual nanoscale Py pattern were measure with the interferometer

Integrated Readout at the Quantum-Classical Interface of Semiconductor Qubits

Quantum computing promises to deliver uniquely powerful information processing machines by exploiting the quantum phenomena of superposition and entanglement. In solid-state systems, there has been significant progress in the isolation and control of the fundamental units needed to build such machines, known as qubits. However, scaling-up the number of qubits to the point where sophisticated algorithms can be performed presents considerable experimental challenges. In particular, it is becoming increasingly apparent that a new class of tools will be required to interface between fragile quantum systems, and the classical readout and control hardware of the outside world. This thesis presents experimental investigations towards the development of a scalable readout architecture for semiconductor qubit platforms. Fast readout of a GaAs-AlGaAs double quantum dot in the few-electron regime is first demonstrated via an embedded dispersive gate sensor (DGS), alleviating the burden of requiring separate charge sensors for every qubit. The sensitivity and bandwidth of this technique are extracted and benchmarked against well-established readout methods. Dispersive gate sensing of quantum point contacts (QPCs) is then presented, probing charge rearrangement within the local electrostatic environment of quasi one-dimensional channels. A low-loss, lumped-element, LC resonant circuit is also implemented for frequency multiplexed readout. The second set of experiments concern the design and characterisation of miniaturised, on-chip circulators based on the quantum Hall effect, and the quantum anomalous Hall effect. Microwaves are first capacitively coupled into edge magnetoplasmon modes in a mesoscopic GaAs-AlGaAs droplet. Non-reciprocal forward transmission comparable to off-the-shelf components is observed, which is accounted for within an interferometric picture. This circulator design is then extended to thin films of the three-dimensional topological insulator, Cr-doped (Bi,Sb)2Te3, wherein similar non-reciprocity is demonstrated in the absence of an external magnetic field

Magnetization Dynamics in Coupled Thin Film Systems

A study is presented detailing experimental investigations of magnetization dynamics in nanostructured systems which are coupled magnetically. This work seeks to characterize the anisotropy of such systems through experimental techniques which probe microwave resonant absorption in the materials. A custom-built experimental setup, designed and assembled in our labs, is explained in detail. This setup allows for angular-dependent ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurements in the sample plane through vector network analyzer spectroscopy and is adaptable to two different types of coplanar waveguides. This technique has proven effective for characterization of multiple types of magnetic systems, including multilayered structures as detailed here, with different types of anisotropies while allowing us to draw analogies with more common characterization techniques. The angular FMR setup has been used to study coupled systems, such as those coupled through the Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida interaction as well as exchange-biased structures. These types of coupled systems have technological impacts and are highly applied in the components of magnetoresistive random access memory. Using this new characterization technique, properties of synthetic antiferromagnets have been revealed which had not been observed before. In addition to these experiments, magnetic susceptibility and FMR in exchange biased systems have been investigated at temperatures as low as 2 K. This investigation used a new FMR spectrometer and was one of the first studies to use this instrument. For the first time a new method of identifying several types of coupling which can be present in layered nanostructures is presented and supported through comparison with known techniques, thus connecting a new characterization technique for layered structures with decades-old procedures. Many results within this work are also supported theoretically with computer simulations

Approaches to Building a Quantum Computer Based on Semiconductors

Throughout this Ph.D., the quest to build a quantum computer has accelerated, driven by ever-improving fidelities of conventional qubits and the development of new technologies that promise topologically protected qubits with the potential for lifetimes that exceed those of comparable conventional qubits. As such, there has been an explosion of interest in the design of an architecture for a quantum computer. This design would have to include high-quality qubits at the bottom of the stack, be extensible, and allow the layout of many qubits with scalable methods for readout and control of the entire device. Furthermore, the whole experimental infrastructure must handle the requirements for parallel operation of many qubits in the system. Hence the crux of this thesis: to design an architecture for a semiconductor-based quantum computer that encompasses all the elements that would be required to build a large scale quantum machine, and investigate the individual these elements at each layer of this stack, from qubit to readout to control

Emerging materials for superconducting nanowire photon counting arrays

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are the leading technology for low noise, high efficiency infrared single-photon detection. The basic SNSPD consists of a nanowire patterned in an ultrathin superconducting thin film, which is cooled below its critical temperature and biased close to its critical current. The absorption of a single-photon creates a resistive region, triggering a fast output voltage pulse which can be readily amplified and registered. The excellent performance of SNSPDs at near-infrared and telecommunications wavelengths has led to their adoption in important applications such as quantum secure communications, single-photon spectroscopy and single-photon LIDAR. A clear challenge for the SNSPD community is to extend the spectral range of SNSPDs into the mid infrared, and to improve material uniformity to enable the realization of large area arrays for multimode or free space coupling. The aim of this work is to evaluate potential materials for next generation mid-infrared SNSPD arrays. In this work, thin films of polycrystalline NbN and amorphous MoSi have been optimized to test the uniformity of a multipixel array configuration composed of 8 nanowire meander structures covering 10 um x 10 um area, 100 nm width and 50% filling factor. The 8-pixels SNSPD arrays have been patterned on 8 nm thickness NbN grown on high resistivity silicon (HR Si) substrate at room temperature and at 800 °C exhibiting respectively 4.4 K and 7.3 K as mean critical temperature across the pixels. The 8- pixels SNSPD array patterned on 8 nm thickness MoSi cooling the HR Si substrate to -180 °C has exhibited a mean critical temperature of 3.2 K across the pixels. Optical properties have been measured by an attenuated 1550 nm laser diode source delivered by single mode optical fibre at a controlled distance from the chip in order to broadly illuminate the array. The optical properties have been studied only for the 8 nm thickness NbN SNSPD array grown at room temperature has demonstrated uniform optical properties across pixels exhibiting similar saturation of the internal efficiency over a large bias, similar dark count rate and similar timing jitter (about 137 ps) across pixels. In the single photon regime at 1550 nm, pixels 4 and 6 of the 8 nm thickness NbN SNSPD array exhibit 28.4% and 4.7% pixel detection efficiency as measured at the bias current 95% of their respective critical current at 2.2 K

Chirality as Generalized Spin-Orbit Interaction in Spintronics

This review focuses on the chirality observed in the excited states of the magnetic order, dielectrics, and conductors that hold transverse spins when they are evanescent. Even without any relativistic effect, the transverse spin of the evanescent waves are locked to the momentum and the surface normal of their propagation plane. This chirality thereby acts as a generalized spin-orbit interaction, which leads to the discovery of various chiral interactions between magnetic, phononic, electronic, photonic, and plasmonic excitations in spintronics that mediate the excitation of quasiparticles into a single direction, leading to phenomena such as chiral spin and phonon pumping, chiral spin Seebeck, spin skin, magnonic trap, magnon Doppler, and spin diode effects. Intriguing analogies with electric counterparts in the nano-optics and plasmonics exist. After a brief review of the concepts of chirality that characterize the ground state chiral magnetic textures and chirally coupled magnets in spintronics, we turn to the chiral phenomena of excited states. We present a unified electrodynamic picture for dynamical chirality in spintronics in terms of generalized spin-orbit interaction and compare it with that in nano-optics and plasmonics. Based on the general theory, we subsequently review the theoretical progress and experimental evidence of chiral interaction, as well as the near-field transfer of the transverse spins, between various excitations in magnetic, photonic, electronic and phononic nanostructures at GHz time scales. We provide a perspective for future research before concluding this article.Comment: 136 pages, 60 figure

Static and dynamic properties of hexagonally shaped magnetic nanotubes

In the framework of this thesis the magnetic ground state of hexagonally shaped ferromagnetic nanotubes and ways to manipulate this state are investigated in detail. The nanotubes consist of permalloy with possible additional layers such as aluminum oxide. Utilizing the anisotropic magnetoresistance effect (AMR) we find very stable vortex ground states that are independent of the geometry of the nanotube. The reason is attributed to a strong growth induced anisotropy which is quantified in the course of this thesis. Besides the statics, also the dynamics of the magnetic nanotubes is investigated. For this purpose, three different techniques are applied: Planar microresonator based ferromagnetic resonance (PMR based FMR), time resolved magneto optical Kerr effect (TRMOKE) spectroscopy and scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM). We find a highly asymmetric spin wave dispersion both experimentally and within the conducted simulations. These findings mark the first experimental evidence of the non-reciprocity of spin waves, caused solely by the curvature of the magnetic nanotubes

Utilisation de matériaux composites magnétiques à nanoparticules pour la réalisation de composants passifs non réciproques micro-ondes

In telecommunications systems, many studies have been undertaken to integrate non-reciprocal passive components. The proper functioning of circulators often requires large and heavy magnets that ensure a uniform orientation of the magnetic moments of the ferrite material. To work towards the integration and miniaturization of circulators, nanotechnology can offer interesting solutions. The aim of this thesis was to develop a self-biased coplanar circulator. The approach is based on the production of composite substrates "ferrimagnetic nanowire." It consists in a magnetophoresis or a dip-coating deposition of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles in porous alumina membranes and orienting them in a magnetic field uniformly. Magnetic composite substrates were made from CoFe2O4 nanoparticles dispersed in a matrix of silica sol-gel using the dip-coating technique with and without an applied magnetic field. Many studies have been made to study the magnetic and dielectric behavior of these substrates: VSM, spectral polarimetry, MFM and others. The hysteresis loops show a strong difference in the values of coercive fields (μ0Hc) and persistent (Mr / Ms) if, during the fabrication, a magnetic field is applied or not, therefore showing the orientation (or not) of nanoparticles. This nano-composite is an interesting candidate for the fabrication of circulators even if the concentration and the particle orientation are insufficient. Circulators were designed, modeled and simulated using the HFSS software. Following the interesting results of simulation; a first prototype was fabricated and characterized at high frequencies. The measurement results showed a circulation phenomenon, which is very low due to the small percentage of magnetic nanoparticles in the composite and their imperfect orientation. Technological barriers have been clearly identified and do not allow for the time to achieve an operational circulatorDans les systèmes des télécommunications, beaucoup d’études ont été entreprises pour intégrer des composants passifs non réciproques. Le bon fonctionnement des circulateurs exige souvent des aimants volumineux et lourds qui assurent une orientation uniforme des moments magnétiques du matériau ferrite. Pour tendre vers l’intégration et la miniaturisation des circulateurs, les nanotechnologies peuvent offrir des solutions intéressantes. L’objectif de cette thèse a été de développer un circulateur coplanaire auto-polarisé. L'approche choisie est fondée sur la réalisation de substrats composites à «nano-fil ferrimagnétiques». Elle consiste à faire un dépôt par magnétophorèse ou dip-coating de nanoparticules de ferrite de cobalt dans des membranes d’alumine poreuses et de les orienter sous champ magnétique de manière uniforme. Des substrats composites magnétiques ont été fabriqués à partir de nanoparticules CoFe2O4 dispersées dans une matrice sol-gel de silice en utilisant la technique de Dip-coating avec et sans un champ magnétique appliqué. De nombreuses études ont été faites afin d'étudier le comportement magnétique et diélectrique de ces substrats : VSM, polarimétrie spectrale, MFM et autres. Les cycles d'hystérésis montrent une forte différence des valeurs des champs coercitifs (μ0Hc) et rémanents (Mr/Ms) si, durant la fabrication, un champ magnétique est appliqué ou non, démontrant ainsi l'orientation (ou non) des nanoparticules. Ce nano-composite est un candidat intéressant pour la fabrication de circulateurs même si la concentration et l’orientation des particules sont insuffisantes. Des circulateurs ont été conçus, modélisés et simulés à l'aide du logiciel HFSS. Suite à des résultats de simulation intéressants; un premier prototype a été fabriqué et caractérisé en hautes fréquences. Les résultats de mesure ont montré un phénomène de circulation, qui reste très faible en raison du faible pourcentage de nanoparticules magnétiques dans le composite et de leur orientation imparfaite. Les verrous technologiques ont été clairement identifiés et ne permettent pas, pour l’instant, de réaliser un circulateur opérationne