Interface-induced field-like optical spin torque in a ferromagnet/heavy metal heterostructure

The manipulation of magnetization in a metallic ferromagnet by using optical helicity has been much attracted attention for future opto-spintronic devices. The optical helicity–induced torques on the magnetization, optical spin torque, have been observed in ferromagnetic thin films recently. However...

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Main Authors: Iihama Satoshi, Ishibashi Kazuaki, Mizukami Shigemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-12-01
Series:Nanophotonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2020-0571