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Gate-control of spin-motive force and spin-torque in Rashba SOC systems

The introduction of a strong Rashba spin orbit coupling (SOC) had been predicted to enhance the spin motive force (SMF) [see Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 108}, 217202 (2012)]. In this work, we predict further enhancement of the SMF by time modulation of the Rashba coupling $α_R$, which induces an additional electric field $E^R_d={\dot α_R} m_e/e\hbar({\hat z}\times {\mathbf m})$. When the modulation frequency is higher than the magnetization precessing frequency, the amplitude of this field is significantly larger than previously predicted results. Correspondingly, the spin torque on the magnetization is also effectively enhanced. Additionally, the nature of SOC induced spin torque in the system can be transformed from damping to antidamping-like by modulating ${\dot α_R}$. We also suggest a biasing scheme to achieve rectification of SMF, {\it i.e.}, by application of a square wave voltage at the resonant frequency. Finally, we numerically estimate the resulting spin torque field arising from a Gaussian pulse time modulation of $α_R$.