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Enhanced spin accumulation obtained by inserting low-resistance MgO interface in metallic lateral spin valves.
- Source :
- Applied Physics Letters; 7/5/2010, Vol. 97 Issue 1, p012507, 3p, 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- We have systematically investigated the interface contributions to the spin injection characteristics in permalloy/MgO/Ag lateral spin valves. The spin valve signal remarkably increases with MgO thickness and reaches a maximum when the interface resistance is about 100 fΩ m<superscript>2</superscript> for 1 nm thick MgO, which is two orders of magnitude lower than that of the typical tunnel junction. Our quantitative analysis based on the spin-dependent diffusion equation considering variable spin polarization in the MgO layer well describes the observed trend in the spin valve signals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 97
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 52060138
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3460909