Ultrafast spin demagnetization by nonthermal electrons of TbFe alloy film

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Kim, Ji Wan ^a   Lee, Kyeong Dong ^a   Jeong, Jae Woo ^a   Shin, Sung Chul ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; ALLOY FILM; DEMAGNETIZATION PROCESS; NONTHERMAL ELECTRONS; PICOSECONDS; SPIN STATE; SPIN SYSTEMS; SUBPICOSECOND; SUBPICOSECOND TIME SCALE; TEMPERATURE MODELS; TIME-SCALE; ULTRA-FAST;

ALLOYS; DEMAGNETIZATION; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL PUMPING;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 67049100741     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3130743     Document Type: Article

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