TY - JOUR
T1 - Orbital Pumping Incorporating Both Orbital Angular Momentum and Position
AU - Han, Seungyun
AU - Ko, Hye Won
AU - Oh, Jung Hyun
AU - Lee, Hyun Woo
AU - Lee, Kyung Jin
AU - Kim, Kyoung Whan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/1/24
Y1 - 2025/1/24
N2 - We develop a theory of adiabatic orbital pumping, highlighting qualitative differences from spin pumping. An oscillating magnetic field pumps not only orbital angular momentum current, but also orbital angular position current. The latter, which has no spin counterpart, underscores the incompleteness of existing orbital torque theories. Importantly, both types of orbital currents can be detected as transverse electric voltages, which contain considerable second-harmonic components unlike in spin pumping. Moreover, orbital currents can be pumped by lattice dynamics that carry phonon angular momentum, implying that orbital currents can, in turn, induce phonon angular momentum. Our Letter open up new possibilities for generating orbital currents and provides a broader understanding of the interplay between spin, orbital, and phonon dynamics.
AB - We develop a theory of adiabatic orbital pumping, highlighting qualitative differences from spin pumping. An oscillating magnetic field pumps not only orbital angular momentum current, but also orbital angular position current. The latter, which has no spin counterpart, underscores the incompleteness of existing orbital torque theories. Importantly, both types of orbital currents can be detected as transverse electric voltages, which contain considerable second-harmonic components unlike in spin pumping. Moreover, orbital currents can be pumped by lattice dynamics that carry phonon angular momentum, implying that orbital currents can, in turn, induce phonon angular momentum. Our Letter open up new possibilities for generating orbital currents and provides a broader understanding of the interplay between spin, orbital, and phonon dynamics.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.036305
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.036305
M3 - Article
C2 - 39927955
AN - SCOPUS:85216098118
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 134
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 3
M1 - 036305
ER -