Spin-orbit field switching of magnetization in ferromagnetic films with perpendicular anisotropy

As an alternative to conventional magnetic field, the effective spin-orbit field in transition metals, derived from the Rashba field experienced by itinerant electrons confined in a spatial inversion asymmetric plane through the s-d exchange interaction, is proposed for the manipulation of magnetization. Magnetization switching in ferromagnetic thin films with perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropy can be achieved by current induced spin-orbit field, with small in-plane applied magnetic field. Spin-orbit field induced by current pulses as short as 10 ps can initiate ultrafast magnetization switching effectively, with experimentally achievable current densities. The whole switching process completes in about 100 ps.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure

Magnetoplasmons excitations in graphene for filling factors ν≤6\nu \leq 6

In the frame of the Hartree-Fock approximation, the dispersion of magnetoplasmons in Graphene is derived for all types of transitions for filling factors $\nu\leq 6$. The optical conductivity components of the magnetoplasmon curves are calculated. It is shown that the electron-electron interactions lead to a strong re-normalization of the apparent Fermi velocity of Graphene which is different for different types of transitions.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure

Evidence for magnetoplasmon character of the cyclotron resonance response of a two-dimensional electron gas

Experimental results on the absolute magneto-transmission of a series of high density, high mobility GaAs quantum wells are compared with the predictions of a recent magnetoplasmon theory for values of the filling factor above 2. We show that the magnetoplasmon picture can explain the non-linear features observed in the magnetic field evolution of the cyclotron resonance energies and of the absorption oscillator strength. This provides experimental evidence that inter Landau level excitations probed by infrared spectroscopy need to be considered as many body excitations in terms of magnetoplasmons: this is especially true when interpreting the oscillator strengths of the cyclotron transitions

Plasmon spectrum of two-dimensional electron systems with Rashba spin-orbit interaction

The dielectric function and plasmon modes of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) are studied in single- and double-quantum-well structures with Rashba spin-orbit interaction (RSOI) in the framework of the random-phase approximation. The RSOI splits each parabolic energy subband of a 2DEG into two nonparabolic spin branches and affects the electronic many-body correlation and dielectric properties of the 2DEG. The influence of the RSOI on the 2DEG plasmon spectrum in single quantum wells appear mainly in three ways: 1) an overall frequency lowering due to the energy band deformation; 2) a weak frequency oscillation stemming from the spin-split energy band; and 3)an enhancement of the Landau damping as a result of the emerging of the inter-branch single-particle-excitation spectrum. In double quantum wells, the above effects are enhanced for the optic plasmon mode but diminished for the acoustic one.Comment: 7 figure