title: Prediction of giant spin motive force due to Rashba spin-orbit coupling.
abstract: Magnetization dynamics in a ferromagnet can induce a spin-dependent electric field through a spin motive force. Spin current generated by the spin-dependent electric field can in turn modify the magnetization dynamics through spin-transfer torque. While this feedback effect is usually weak and thus ignored, we predict that in Rashba spin-orbit coupling systems with a large Rashba parameter α(R), the coupling generates the spin-dependent electric field [±(α(R)m(e)/eħ)(z[over ^]×∂m/∂t)], which can be large enough to modify the magnetization dynamics significantly. This effect should be relevant for device applications based on ultrathin magnetic layers with strong Rashba spin-orbit coupling.
authors.affiliation: PCTP and Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung-Whan
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jung-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Kyung-Jin
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun-Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee