Anisotropic magnetic damping studies in β-Ta/2D-epitaxial-Py bilayers

We report on the anisotropy of the effective damping (αeff) in the sputtered β-Ta(6 nm)/2D-epitaxial-Py(tPy = 3-10 nm) bilayers. In-plane field orientation dependent FMR measurements revealed a prominent anisotropy in αeff, which is ascribed to the spin wave induced spin pumping from Py to β-Ta in β-Ta/epi-Py system. The results especially suggest that at lower tPy a relatively larger αeff and its anisotropic nature are present in β-Ta/epi-Py bilayers as compared to bare epi-Py, which are unlikely at higher tPy. This is possibly due to both spin pumping which stems from in-plane spin waves associated with two magnon scattering mechanism and interface induced anisotropy from heavy metals like β-Ta at β-Ta/Py interface. The in-plane Hr vs. φ reveals clear anisotropy behavior at tPy ≤ 4 nm.