Existence of vertical spin stiffness in Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation in ferromagnetic semiconductors

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关键词: DOMAIN-WALL MOTION;    MAGNETIZATION DYNAMICS;    ELECTRONS;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.83.085203

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

We calculate the magnetization torque due to the spin polarization of the itinerant electrons by deriving the kinetic spin Bloch equations based on the s-d model. We find that the first-order gradient of the magnetization inhomogeneity gives rise to the current-induced torques, which are consistent to the previous works. At the second-order gradient, we find an effective magnetic field perpendicular to the spin stiffness field. This field is proportional to the nonadiabatic parameter beta. We show that this vertical spin stiffness term can significantly modify the domain-wall structure in ferromagnetic semiconductors and hence should be included in the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation in studying the magnetization dynamics.

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