• DocumentCode
    547020
  • Title

    Ultrafast non-thermal switching of the magnetization in (III, Mn)V ferromagnets

  • Author

    Perakis, Ilias E. ; Kapetanakis, M. ; Wang, Jiacheng

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Electron. Struct. & Laser, Found. for Res. & Technol.-Hellas, Heraklion, Greece
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using density matrix equations of motion and a tightbinding bandstructure calculation, we demonstrate nonthermal ultrafast spin switching in (Ga,Mn)As triggered by coherent photoexcitation and controlled by pump fluence and external magnetic field.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; band structure; ferromagnetic materials; gallium arsenide; magnetic switching; magnetisation; manganese compounds; photoexcitation; semimagnetic semiconductors; tight-binding calculations; (GaMn)As; coherent photoexcitation; density matrix motion equations; external magnetic field; ferromagnets; magnetization; nonthermal ultrafast spin switching; pump fluence; tight binding band structure calculation; Magnetic switching; Magnetization; Manganese; Optical switches; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951343
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=547020