Detection of femtosecond spin voltage pulses in a thin iron film


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2020-11

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We present experimental evidence of a spin voltage-a difference between the chemical potentials of the two spin directions-in a thin iron film based on spin-and time-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. This voltage is the driving force for a spin current during the ultrafast demagnetization of the sample. The observed magnitude is on the order of 50 mV, a value that is quite consistent with predictions based on particle conservation and persists for approximately 100 fs.

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7 (6)

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65101

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American Institute of Physics

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03815 - Vaterlaus, Andreas / Vaterlaus, Andreas check_circle

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