Current-induced spin-wave Doppler shift and attenuation in compensated ferrimagnets

Dong Hyun Kim, Se Hyeok Oh, Dong Kyu Lee, Se Kwon Kim, Kyoung Jin Lee

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Abstract

We theoretically and numerically study current-induced modification of ferrimagnetic spin-wave dynamics when an electrical current generates adiabatic and nonadiabatic spin-transfer torques. We find that the sign of the Doppler shift depends on the spin-wave handedness because the sign of spin polarization carried by spin waves depends on the spin-wave handedness. It also depends on the sign of the adiabatic-torque coefficient, originating from unequal contributions from two sublattices. For a positive nonadiabaticity of spin current, the attenuation lengths of both right- and left-handed spin waves increase when electrons move in the same direction with spin-wave propagation. Our result establishes a way to simultaneously measure important material parameters of a ferrimagnet, such as angular momentum compensation point, spin polarization, and nonadiabaticity using current-induced control of ferrimagnetic spin-wave dynamics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number014433
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume103
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Jan 20

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
K.-J.L. was supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea (Grant No. NRF-2020R1A2C3013302). S.K.K. was supported by Brain Pool Plus Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (Grant No. NRF-2020H1D3A2A03099291).

Funding Information:
K.-J.L. was supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea (Grant No. NRF-2020R1A2C3013302). S.K.K. was supported by Brain Pool Plus Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (Grant No. NRF-2020H1D3A2A03099291).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Physical Society.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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