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Magnetic switching dynamics in a ferrimagnetic two sub-lattice model including ultrafast exchange scattering

Materials Science 2015-03-26 v2

Abstract

We study the heat-induced magnetization dynamics in a toy model of a ferrimagnetic alloy, which includes localized spins antiferromagnetically coupled to an itinerant carrier system with a Stoner gap. We determine the one-particle spin-density matrix including exchange scattering between localized and itinerant bands as well as scattering with phonons. While a transient ferromagnetic-like state can always be achieved by a sufficiently strong excitation, this transient ferromagnetic-like state only leads to magnetization switching for model parameters that also yield a compensation point in the equilibrium M(T) curve.

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@article{arxiv.1410.5745,
  title  = {Magnetic switching dynamics in a ferrimagnetic two sub-lattice model including ultrafast exchange scattering},
  author = {Alexander Baral and Hans Christian Schneider},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.5745},
  year   = {2015}
}