M2 Nanomagnetism and Spintronics 2014-2015 #
For the 2014-2015 edition of this lecture course of the Masters 2 Nanosciences Saclay programme, I will be giving three lectures on the following topics:
Lecture 7: Micromagnetic approach to magnetization dynamics (26 Jan 2015)
- Overview of micromagnetics theory
- Magnetic damping
- Slonczewski spin-transfer torques
Lecture 8: Spin waves and current-induced torques (2 Feb 2015)
- Zhang-Li model of CIP spin torques
- Review of magnetic energies
- Spin wave excitations and current-induced instabilities
- Spin torque oscillators
Lecture 9: Domain wall dynamics and spin-orbit torques (9 Feb 2015)
- Domain wall statics
- Field- and current-driven domain wall dynamics
- Spin-orbit torques: Spin Hall and Rashba effects
IMPORTANT: Information concerning EXAM (16 Feb 2015)
- 3 hour written exam
- All paper documents allowed
- Electronic calculators allowed, but no computers, tablets, or smartphones
- Exam will count for 100% of the course grade
- Part of the exam will include questions related to the following research article:
P. P. J. Haazen et al., “Domain wall depinning governed by the spin Hall effect“, Nat. Mater. 12, 299 (2013).
Some background reading material that might be helpful for the course:
- C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 8th edition (Wiley, 2004).
- C. Kittel, Quantum Theory of Solids, 2nd edition (Wiley, 1987).
- R. M. White, Quantum Theory of Magnetism, 3rd edition (Springer, 2007).
- A. Hubert and R. Schäfer, Magnetic Domains: The Analysis of Magnetic Microstructures (Springer, 1998).