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Spin and charge transport induced by gauge fields in a ferromagnet

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2011-11-10 v3

Abstract

We present a microscopic theory of spin-dependent motive force ("spin motive force") induced by magnetization dynamics in a conducting ferromagnet, by taking account of spin relaxation of conduction electrons. The theory is developed by calculating spin and charge transport driven by two kinds of gauge fields; one is the ordinary electromagnetic field AμemA^{\rm em}_{\mu}, and the other is the effective gauge field AμzA^{z}_{\mu} induced by dynamical magnetic texture. The latter acts in the spin channel and gives rise to a spin motive force. It is found that the current induced as a linear response to AμzA^{z}_{\mu} is not gauge-invariant in the presence of spin-flip processes. This fact is intimately related to the non-conservation of spin via Onsager reciprocity, so is robust, but indicates a theoretical inconsistency. This problem is resolved by considering the time dependence of spin-relaxation source terms in the "rotated frame", as in the previous study on Gilbert damping [J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. {\bf 76}, 063710 (2007)]. This effect restores the gauge invariance while keeping spin non-conservation. It also gives a dissipative spin motive force expected as a reciprocal to the dissipative spin torque ("β\beta-term").

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@article{arxiv.1107.2165,
  title  = {Spin and charge transport induced by gauge fields in a ferromagnet},
  author = {Junya Shibata and Hiroshi Kohno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.2165},
  year   = {2011}
}

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13 pages, 3 figures, submitted to PRB