Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2008-04-02
Phys. Rev. B 77, 235308 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
7 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.77.235308
We have studied ultrafast photoinduced demagnetization in GaMnAs via two-color time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr spectroscopy. Below-bandgap midinfrared pump pulses strongly excite the valence band, while near-infrared probe pulses reveal sub-picosecond demagnetization that is followed by an ultrafast ($\sim$1 ps) partial recovery of the Kerr signal. Through comparison with InMnAs, we attribute the signal recovery to an ultrafast energy relaxation of holes. We propose that the dynamical polarization of holes through $p$-$d$ scattering is the source of the observed probe signal. These results support the physical picture of femtosecond demagnetization proposed earlier for InMnAs, identifying the critical roles of both energy and spin relaxation of hot holes.
Cywinski Lukasz
Kono Junichiro
Munekata Hiro
Sham L. J.
Sun Caihong
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