Extension of Yafet's theory of spin relaxation to ferromagnets

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 322, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Steiauf, D ^a   Illg, C ^a   Fahnle M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electron phonon scattering; Spin relaxation in ferromagnet; Ultrafast magnetization dynamics

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ELECTRON PHONON SCATTERING; FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSE; FERROMAGNETS; MATRIX ELEMENTS; NON-MAGNETIC MATERIALS; NUMBER OF ELECTRONS; SPIN RELAXATION; SPIN RELAXATION TIME; ULTRAFAST DEMAGNETIZATION; ULTRAFAST MAGNETIZATION;

DEMAGNETIZATION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; ELECTRONS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; LASER EXCITATION; MAGNETS; PHONON SCATTERING; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; ULTRAFAST LASERS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 73449089783     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.10.055     Document Type: Article

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