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A consistent theory of Gilbert damping in pure metallic ferromagnets at T=0

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Title: A consistent theory of Gilbert damping in pure metallic ferromagnets at T=0
Authors: Edwards, DM
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: Damping of magnetization dynamics in a ferromagnetic metal, arising from spin-orbit coupling, is usually characterised by the Gilbert parameter α. Recent calculations of this quantity, using a formula due to Kambersky, find that it is infinite for a perfect crystal owing to an intraband scattering term which is of third order in the spin-orbit parameter ξ. This surprising result conflicts with recent work by Costa and Muniz who study damping numerically by direct calculation of the dynamical transverse susceptibility in the presence of spin-orbit coupling. We resolve this inconsistency by following the approach of Costa and Muniz for a slightly simplified model where it is possible to calculate α analytically. We show that to second order in ξ one retrieves the Kambersky result for α, but to higher order one does not obtain any divergent intraband terms. The present work goes beyond that of Costa and Muniz by pointing out the necessity of including the effect of long-range Coulomb interaction in calculating damping for large ξ. A direct derivation of the Kambersky formula is given which shows clearly the restriction of its validity to second order in ξ so that no intraband scattering terms appear. This restriction has an important effect on the damping over a substantial range of impurity content and temperature. The experimental situation is discussed.
Date of Acceptance: 10-Nov-2015
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/27624
ISSN: 0953-8984
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Journal / Book Title: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Publication Status: Accepted
Appears in Collections:Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Mathematics



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