Irreversible thermodynamics of non-uniform insulating ferromagnets

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 320, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2622-2628

  Saslow, Wayne M ^a   Rivkin, Kirill ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gilbert damping; Landau Lifshitz damping; Non uniform insulating ferromagnet

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; INSULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONFINED GEOMETRIES; FERROMAGNETS; GILBERT DAMPING; IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS; LANDAU-LIFSHITZ; NON-TRIVIAL; SPIN FLUXES; SPIN TORQUE;

MAGNETS;

EID: 54249099540     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2008.05.027     Document Type: Article

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