Lattice dynamics and ultrafast energy flow between electrons, spins, and phonons in a 3d ferromagnet
Daniela Zahn, Florian Jakobs, Yoav William Windsor, H. Seiler, Thomas Vasileiadis, Tim A. Butcher, Yingpeng Qi, Dieter Engel, Unai Atxitia, Jan Vorberger, Ralph Ernstorfer
Abstract
This work provides a consistent description of the microscopic energy flow during the ultrafast demagnetization of nickel by combining experimental results for the lattice heating with atomistic spin dynamics simulations.
Topics & Concepts
SpinsFerromagnetismCondensed matter physicsUltrashort pulsePhononFemtosecondElectronDemagnetizing fieldMaterials scienceLattice (music)PhysicsMagnetic fieldMagnetizationOpticsQuantum mechanicsLaserAcousticsMagnetic properties of thin filmsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaSurface and Thin Film Phenomena