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We report on recent experiments addressing the interplay between magnetic ordering and spin/heat transport after femtosecond pulsed laser excitation. First, we demonstrate ultrafast magnetic control of heat flow through a metallic spin valve. Second, we show an experimental indication that superdiffusive spin currents can exert a spin-transfer torque on unprecedented timescales.
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Schellekens, A.J., Koopmans, B. (2015). Controlling Ultrafast Transport in Magnetic Heterostructures. In: Bigot, JY., Hübner, W., Rasing, T., Chantrell, R. (eds) Ultrafast Magnetism I. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 159. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07743-7_72
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