Hydrodynamic theory of coupled current and magnetization dynamics in spin-textured ferromagnets

被引:30
作者
Wong, Clement H. [1 ]
Tserkovnyak, Yaroslav [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Phys & Astron, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2009年 / 80卷 / 18期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Berry phase; damping; ferromagnetic materials; fluctuations; magnetisation; magnetohydrodynamics; magnetoresistance; spin dynamics; spin polarised transport; vortices; DOMAIN-WALL MOTION; POLARIZED CURRENTS; BERRY-PHASE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; SPINTRONICS; EXCHANGE; MOMENTUM; FORCES; FILMS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.80.184411
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We develop the hydrodynamic theory of collinear spin currents coupled to magnetization dynamics in metallic ferromagnets. The collective spin density couples to the spin current through a U(1) Berry-phase gauge field determined by the local texture and dynamics of the magnetization. We determine phenomenologically the dissipative corrections to the equation of motion for the electronic current, which consist of a dissipative spin-motive force generated by magnetization dynamics and a magnetic texture-dependent resistivity tensor. The reciprocal dissipative, adiabatic spin torque on the magnetic texture follows from the Onsager principle. We investigate the effects of thermal fluctuations and find that electronic dynamics contribute to a nonlocal Gilbert damping tensor in the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for the magnetization. Several simple examples, including magnetic vortices, helices, and spirals, are analyzed in detail to demonstrate general principles.
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