Ultrafast optically induced spin transfer in ferromagnetic alloys

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay8717
• Publication Date: 2020-01-18T00:16:53Z
• Authors: M. Hofherr; S. Häuser; J. K. Dewhurst; P. Tengdin; S. Sakshath; H. T. Nembach; S. T. Weber; J. M. Shaw; T. J. Silva; H. C. Kapteyn; M. Cinchetti; B. Rethfeld; M. M. Murnane; D. Steil; B. Stadtmüller; S. Sharma; M. Aeschlimann; S. Mathias
• Keywords: ddc:530; 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences; Research Articles

We reveal that optical excitation of heterogeneous materials by ultrashort light pulses induces ultrafast intersite spin transfer.