Classical description of spin wave excitation by currents in bulk ferromagnets

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 2 I, 2004, Pages 358-360

  Ansermet, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Exchange torque; Magnetization reversal; Spin injection; Spin waves

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CURRENT DENSITY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC RELAXATION; MAGNETIZATION; THIN FILMS;

EXCHANGE TORQUES; MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL; SPIN INJECTION; SPIN WAVES;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 2342446741     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.824120     Document Type: Article

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