Magnetization dynamics driven by heat and by polarized light

July 4 2016
Types d’événements
Séminaire LSI
Prof. Shufeng ZHANG
Salle de conférence LMS – 5-10.26, Campus Polytechnique, Palaiseau
July 4 2016
from 11:00 to 12:00

First, will be discussed how a circularly polarized laser beam is able to induce magnetization switching via heat and angular momentum transfer. It is then proposed two effective equations which capture the dynamic process at elevated temperature.

University of Arizona, USA