Ultrafast magnetization dynamics of spintronic nanostructures

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 369, Issue 1948, 2011, Pages 3115-3135

  Keatley, P S ^a   Kruglyak, V V ^a   Gangmei, P ^a   Hicken, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confined spin wave; Magnetization precession; Nanomagnet; Pump probe; Time resolved magneto optical Kerr effect; Ultrafast spin dynamics

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; KERR MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECT; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOS; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

CONFINED SPIN WAVES; MAGNETIZATION PRECESSION; NANOMAGNET; PUMP-PROBE; TIME-RESOLVED; ULTRA-FAST;

OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

EID: 80051720879     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2010.0324     Document Type: Review

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