Optimization of ferromagnetic resonance spectra measuring procedure for accurate Gilbert damping parameter in magnetic thin films using a vector network analyzer

We optimize a vector network analyzer ferromagnetic resonance (VNA-FMR) measurement system to study spin dynamics and Gilbert damping parameters of thin ferromagnetic films. In order to obtain accurate damping parameters, careful determination of the susceptibility line-width is required. The measured S-parameters are converted into the corresponding susceptibility through a calibration processes. From the line-width measurements, we can successfully extract the saturation magnetizations and Gilbert damping parameters of 5-, 8-, and 10-nm thick Ni₈₁Fe₁₉ (Py) films.