Dynamics of magnetization on the topological surface
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2014-11-20 v1
Abstract
We investigate theoretically the dynamics of magnetization coupled to the surface Dirac fermions of a three dimensional topological insulator, by deriving the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation in the presence of charge current. Both the inverse spin-Galvanic effect and the Gilbert damping coefficient are related to the two-dimensional diagonal conductivity of the Dirac fermion, while the Berry phase of the ferromagnetic moment to the Hall conductivity . The spin transfer torque and the so-called -terms are shown to be negligibly small. Anomalous behaviors in various phenomena including the ferromagnetic resonance are predicted in terms of this LLG equation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1003.3769,
title = {Dynamics of magnetization on the topological surface},
author = {Takehito Yokoyama and Jiadong Zang and Naoto Nagaosa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.3769},
year = {2014}
}
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4+ pages, 1 figure