# Microscopic Theory of Current-Spin Interaction in Ferromagnets

**Authors:** H. Kohno, S. Kawabata, T. Noguchi, S. Ueta, J. Shibata, G. Tatara

arXiv: 0912.1676 · 2017-08-23

## TL;DR

This paper develops a microscopic theoretical framework to understand how electric currents influence magnetization dynamics and vice versa in ferromagnets, focusing on spin torques and spin motive forces.

## Contribution

It provides a unified microscopic theory describing both current-induced spin torques and spin motive forces in ferromagnets, emphasizing dissipative effects from spin relaxation.

## Key findings

- Identification of dissipative spin torques from spin relaxation
- Analysis of spin motive force as a reaction to spin torques
- Unified description of current-magnetization interactions

## Abstract

Interplay between magnetization dynamics and electric current in a conducting ferromagnet is theoretically studied based on a microscopic model calculation. First, the effects of the current on magnetization dynamics (spin torques) are studied with special attention to the "dissipative" torques arising from spin-relaxation processes of conduction electrons. Next, an analysis is given of the "spin motive force", namely, a spin-dependent 'voltage' generation due to magnetization dynamics, which is the reaction to spin torques. Finally, an attempt is presented of a unified description of these effects.

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