Broadband ferromagnetic resonance characterization of GaMnAs thin films

The precessional magnetization dynamics of GaMnAs thin films are characterized by broadband network analyzer ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) in a coplanar geometry at cryogenic temperatures. The FMR frequencies are characterized as function of in-plane field angle and field amplitude. Using an extended Kittel model of the FMR dispersion, the magnetic film parameters such as saturation magnetization and anisotropies are derived. The modification of the FMR behavior and of the magnetic parameters of the thin film upon annealing is analyzed. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.