Spin+Torque: Spin-orbit dynamics in magnetic hybrids (B13)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 268565370

In Project B13, we are exploring the control of magnetization dynamics by orbital torques from electrical currents and phonons. We will address magnon propagation in the presence of current-induced torques stemming from the orbital Hall effect and magnon damping by orbital pumping. In a joint theoretical/experimental effort, we will explore the phonon-induced orbital torques stemming from elliptically polarized phonons with orbital angular momentum and develop a quantitative theory of phonon-induced torques in linear and non-linear regimes.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 173: Spin+X: Spin in its collective environment
• Applicant Institution: Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
• Project Heads: Dr. Alexander Mook; Professor Dr. Mathias Weiler