We experimentally study nanowire-shaped spin-Hall nano-oscillators based on nanometer-thick epitaxial films of Yttrium Iron Garnet grown on top of a layer of Pt. We show that, although these films are characterized by significantly larger magnetic damping in comparison with the films grown directly on Gadolinium Gallium Garnet, they allow one to achieve spin current-driven auto-oscillations at comparable current densities, which can be an indication of the better transparency of the interface to the spin current. These observations suggest a route for improvement of the flexibility of insulator-based spintronic devices and their compatibility with semiconductor technology.

Magnetic droplets are dynamical solitons that can be generated by locally suppressing the dynamical damping in magnetic films with perpendicular anisotropy. To date, droplets have been observed only in nanocontact spin-torque oscillators operated by spin-polarized electrical currents. Here, we experimentally demonstrate that magnetic droplets can be nucleated and sustained by pure spin currents in nanoconstriction-based spin Hall devices. Micromagnetic simulations support our interpretation of the data, and indicate that in addition to the stationary droplets, propagating solitons can be also generated in the studied system, which can be utilized for the information transmission in spintronic applications.

We report on the magnetic and transport studies of hafnium oxide thin films grown by pulsed-laser deposition on sapphire substrates under different oxygen pressures, ranging from 10−7 to 10−1 mbar. Some physical properties of these thin films appear to depend on the oxygen pressure during growth: the film grown at low oxygen pressure (P≈10−7 mbar) has a metallic aspect and is conducting, with a positive Hall signal, while those grown under higher oxygen pressures (7 × 10−5≤P≤0.4 mbar) are insulating. However, no intrinsic ferromagnetic signal could be attributed to the HfO2 films, irrespective of the oxygen pressure during the deposition.

We experimentally demonstrate that in magnetostrictive ferrimagnetic single crystal of CoFe 2 O 4 there is clear correlation between magnetostriction and magnetoreflection of unpolarized light in the infrared range. The influence of magnetic field on specular reflection is likely to be indirect: application of a magnetic field results in strong strain and deformation of the crystal lattice, which leads to the change in electron energy structure and hence reflection spectrum.

The optical (absorption of light and magnetotransmission of IR radiation), magnetic, and transport properties of the epitaxial La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 films of different thickness grown by laser ablation on the (100) SrTiO3 and LaAlO3 substrates were investigated. The effect of magnetotransmission reaches 6% at the temperature of 350K while magnetoresistance reaches 7.6% at 354K in a magnetic field of 8kOe. The factors, which influence the values of magnetotransmission and magnetoresistance of manganite films, are discussed.