Seminar DON, axes 1 and 4 presented Abdelghani Laraoui

Abdelghani Laraoui (Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Abstract :
Magnetic microscopy based on nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond has become a versatile tool to detect magnetic fields with an unprecedented combination of spatial resolution and magnetic sensitivity, opening up new frontiers in biological [1] and condensed physics matter research [2]. In this seminar, I will present two examples of using NV magnetic microscopy in both scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and wide-field microscopy (WFM) geometries to study nanoscale magnetic phenomena in different materials. First, I will discuss NV-SPM measurements of antiferromagnetic (AFM) domains switching in Cr2O3 and B-Cr2O3 thin films and device structures [3, 4]. Cr2O3 is an archetypical AFM oxide that permits voltage-control of the Néel vector. In addition, boron doping increases Néel temperature from 307 K to 400 K and allows realizing voltage controlled Néel vector at zero applied magnetic field, a promising finding to AFM spintronics. Then, I will discuss NV-WFM measurements on individual Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4)] (Fe triazole) spin-crossover (SCO) nano-rods of size varying from 20 to 1000 nm [5]. Fe triazole SCO complexes exhibit thermal switching between low spin (LS) and high spin (HS) states which are applicable in thermal sensors and molecular switches. While the bulk magnetic properties of these molecules are widely studied by bulk magnetometry techniques their properties at the individual level are missing. The stray magnetic fields produced by individual Fe-triazole nano-rods are imaged by NV magnetic microscopy as a function of temperature (up to 150 0C) and applied magnetic field (up to 3500 G). We found that in most of the nanorods the LS state is slightly paramagnetic, possibly originating from the surface oxidation and/or the greater Fe(III) presence along the nanorods’ edges [5].

References: [1] I. Fescenko, A. Laraoui, et al., Phys. Rev. App. 11, 034029 (2019). [2] A. Laraoui and K.
Ambal, Appl. Phys. Lett. 121, 060502 (2022). [3] A. Erickson, A. Laraoui, et al., RSC Adv. 13, 178-185 (2023).
[4] A. Erickson, A. Laraoui, et al., to be submitted to Nat. Mat. (2023). [5] S. Lamichhane, A. Laraoui, et al.,
ACS Nano 17, 9, 8694–8704 (2023).

Contact : Valérie Halté (valerie.halte@ipcms.unistra.fr)

Defense of Habilitation to Supervise Research : Walid BAAZIZ

Walid BAAZIZ (IPCMS / DSI)

Composition du jury :

Rapporteurs : Sophie Carenco DR, CNRS (LCMCP) – Université de Sorbonne
Gilles Patriarche DR, CNRS (C2N) – Université de Paris-Saclay
Lucian Roiban MCF, (Matéis) INSA, Lyon

Examinateurs : Corinne Petit Professeure, Université Strasbourg
Pierre Rabu DR, CNRS (IPCMS) – Université de Strasbourg

Garant : Ovidiu Ersen Professeur, Université de Strasbourg

Seminar DSI presented by Matthias Riepp

Matthias Riepp, (IPCMS/DSI)

Abstract :

The possibility of manipulating magnetic states on femtosecond time scales using ultrashort light pulses promises energy efficient spintronics and data recording applications in the futur. On the way to a controlled manipulation, it is not only of paramount importance to identify mere heat-driven incoherent dynamics and coherent dynamics induced by the electric- and magnetic-field components, but also to understand the impact of the ultrafast dynamics on magnetic nanostructures. This talk will introduce you to time-resolved XUV resonant magnetic scattering at free-electron lasers, a powerful technique to address these questions, comprising results from optical- and terahertz-pump—XUV-probe experiments.

Contact : Christine Boeglin (0388107028 –christine.boeglin@ipcms.unistra.fr)

PhD defense : Thomas ALLARD

These works were carried out under the supervision of Guillaume Weick at IPCMS in the DMONS department.

The defense will take place on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 at 2:00 PM in the IPCMS auditorium.