Structural and Magnetic Properties of Co2MnSi Thin Film with a Low Damping Constant

Co2MnSi thin films are made by magnetron sputtering onto MgO （001） substrates. The crystalline quality is improved by increasing depositing temperature and/or annealing temperature. The sample deposited at 550℃ and subsequently annealed at 550℃ （sample I） exhibits a pseudo-epitaxial growth with partially ordered L21 phase. Sample I shows a four-fold magnetic anisotropy, in addition to a relatively weak uniaxial anisotropy. The Gilbert damping factor of sample I is smaller than 0.001, much smaller than reported ones. The possible reasons responsible for the small Gilbert damping factor are discussed, including weak spin-orbit coupling, small density of states at Fermi level, and so on.

Spin pumping at the Co_2 FeAl_(0.5)Si_(0.5)/Pt interface

Spin pumping at the Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5/Pt and Pt/Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 interfaces has been studied by ferromagnetic resonance technology(FMR). The spin mixing conductance of the Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5/Pt and Pt/Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 interfaces was determined to be 3.7×1019m 2and 2.1×1019m 2 by comparing the Gilbert damping in a Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5single film, Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5/Pt bilayer film and a Pt/Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5/Pt trilayer film. Spin pumping is more efficient in the Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5/Pt bilayer film than in permalloy/Pt bilayer film.

Compromises in Vehicle Suspension Design

When designing vehicle suspension systems, compromises are usually made when setting the range of values for spring stiffness and damping constant. Suspension parameters are set depending on the operational requirements of the market. Passenger car for example, would require high quality damping while off road vehicle requires high spring stiffness setting. A quarter vehicle suspension model has been used to study the suspension transmissibility in handling and ride at various frequency ratios. The results obtained show that as the frequency ratio increases, transmissibility for handling reduces with increasing suspension stiffness and increases as the damping constant is increased. On the other hand, transmissibility for ride deteriorate as the spring constant is increased but approaches the ideal as the damping constant is increased. The dynamic magnification of the sprung masses reduces while that of the unsprung masses improves as the frequency ratio is increased.

Mo-based perpendicularly magnetized thin films with low damping for fast and low-power consumption magnetic memory

Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy-based magnetic tunnel junctions(p-MTJs) with low Gilbert damping constant(α) are of particular interest for fast and low-power consumption magnetic random-access memory(MRAM). However, obtaining a faster switching speed and lower power consumption is still a big challenge. Herein, we report a Mo-based perpendicular double free layer structure with a low Gilbert damping constant of 0.02 relative to W-based films, as measured by time-resolved magnetooptical Kerr effect equipment. To show the influence of different film structures on the Gilbert damping constant, we measured the Mo-based single free layer. Thereafter, we deposited the full stacks with the Mo-based double free layer and obtained a high tunneling magnetoresistance of 136.3% and high thermal stability. The results of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS) showed that the Mo-based films had better crystallinity,sharper interfaces, and weaker diffusion than the W-based films and thus produced a weaker external contribution of the Gilbert damping constant. As a result of the weak spin-orbit coupling in the Mo-based structure, the intrinsic contribution of the Gilbert damping constant was also weak, thereby leading to the small Gilbert damping constant of the Mo-based stacks. In addition, the macro-spin simulation results demonstrated that the magnetization switching by the spin transfer torque of the Mo-based MTJs was faster than that of the W-based MTJs. These findings help to understand the mechanism behind the good performance of Mo-based p-MTJ films and show the great promise of these structures in low-power consumption MRAM or other spintronic devices.

EFFECTS OF LIQUID COMPRESSIBILITY ON RADIAL OSCILLATIONS OF GAS BUBBLES IN LIQUIDS

For forced radial oscillations of gas bubbles in liquids, a more rigorous expression of the acoustic damping constant based on Keller＇s equation is developed. Comparison with those in published papers is also made. The expression offered in this paper will improve the predictions of total damping constant in particular for high frequencies and large bubbles, i.e., large ωR0 / c1 （ ω is the frequency of driving sound field, Ro is the equilibrium bubble radius, c1 is the sound speed in the liquid）. Examples in ultrasound imaging and acoustical oceanography are demonstrated.