Magnetization Dynamics in Proximity-Coupled Superconductor-Ferromagnet-Superconductor Multilayers. II. Thickness Dependence of the Superconducting Torque

Abstract

In this work, we study magnetization dynamics in superconductor-ferromagnet-superconductor thin-film structures. Results of the broad-band ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy are reported for a large set of samples with varied thickness of both superconducting and ferromagnetic layers in a wide frequency, field, and temperature ranges. Experimentally the one-dimensional anisotropic action of superconducting torque on magnetization dynamics is established; its dependence on thickness of layers is revealed. It is demonstrated that experimental findings support the recently proposed mechanism of the superconducting torque formation via the interplay between the superconducting imaginary conductance and magnetization precession at superconductor-ferromagnet interfaces. Microwave spectroscopy studies in this work are supplemented by investigations of the crystal structure and the microstructure of studied multilayers.