Abstract
The interface-induced magnetization damping of thin ferromagnetic films in contact with normal-metal layers is calculated from first principles for clean and disordered Fe/Au and Co/Cu interfaces. Interference effects arising from coherent scattering turn out to be very small, consistent with a very small magnetic coherence length. Because the mixing conductances which govern the spin transfer are to a good approximation real-valued, the spin pumping can be described by an increased Gilbert damping factor but an unmodified gyromagnetic ratio. The results also confirm that the spin-current-induced magnetization torque is an interface effect.
Original language | Undefined |
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Pages (from-to) | 064420-1-064420-11 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- METIS-223664
- IR-50267