Nearly isotropic spin-pumping related Gilbert damping in Pt/Ni${}_{81}$Fe${}_{19}$/Pt

W. Cao, L. Yang, S. Auffret +1

A recent theory by Chen and Zhang [Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 126602 (2015)] predicts strongly anisotropic damping due to interfacial spin-orbit coupling in ultrathin magnetic films. In…