We report on terahertz (THz) emission from a single layer ferromagnet which involves the generation of backflow nonthermal charge current from the ferromagnet/dielectric interface by femtosecond laser excitation and subsequent conversion of the charge current to a transverse transient charge current via the anomalous Hall effect (AHE), thereby generating the THz radiation. The THz emission can be either enhanced or suppressed, or even the polarity can be reversed by introducing a magnetization gradient in the thickness direction of the ferromagnet. The emission can also be enhanced using a synthetic antiferromagnet (SAF) via the same AHE mechanism. In addition, we demonstrate by both simulation and experiment that the THz emission provides a powerful tool to probe the magnetization reversal process of individual ferromagnetic layers in the SAF structure – an important building block for all types of spintronic devices.
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