arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv 1503.06108cond-mat.mes-hall
收藏

NiFe/Al非局域自旋阀中磁性YIG衬底对自旋电流的控制

Control of spin current by a magnetic YIG substrate in NiFe/Al nonlocal spin valves

F. K. Dejene, N. Vlietstra, D. Luc, X. Waintal, J. Ben Youssef, B. J. van Wees

摘要:

研究了磁性绝缘体(钇铁石榴石- YIG)衬底对Ni $_{80}$ Fe $_{20}$ /Al非局域自旋阀(NLSV)器件自旋输运性质的影响。YIG衬底上的NLSV信号比非磁性SiO $_2$衬底上的NLSV信号低约2至3倍,表明自旋电流的显著部分在Al/YIG界面处被吸收。通过测量不同注入-探测距离下的NLSV信号,并采用考虑Al/YIG界面自旋电流吸收的三维自旋输运模型,我们得到了有效的自旋混合电导$G_{\uparrow\downarrow}\simeq 5 - 8\times 10^{13}~Ω^{-1}$ m $^{-2}$。我们还观察到一个小的,但清晰的调制的NLSV信号旋转时,相对于固定的自旋极化的自旋积累在Al的YIG磁化方向。自旋弛豫由于热磁振子或粗糙的YIG表面可能是负责观察到的小调制的NLSV信号。

英文摘要:

We study the effect of a magnetic insulator (Yttrium Iron Garnet - YIG) substrate on the spin transport properties of Ni$_{80}$Fe$_{20}$/Al nonlocal spin valve (NLSV) devices. The NLSV signal on the YIG substrate is about 2 to 3 times lower than that on a non magnetic SiO$_2$ substrate, indicating that a significant fraction of the spin-current is absorbed at the Al/YIG interface. By measuring the NLSV signal for varying injector-to-detector distance and using a three dimensional spin-transport model that takes spin current absorption at the Al/YIG interface into account we obtain an effective spin-mixing conductance $G_{\uparrow\downarrow}\simeq 5 - 8\times 10^{13}~Ω^{-1}$m$^{-2}$. We also observe a small but clear modulation of the NLSV signal when rotating the YIG magnetization direction with respect to the fixed spin polarization of the spin accumulation in the Al. Spin relaxation due to thermal magnons or roughness of the YIG surface may be responsible for the observed small modulation of the NLSV signal.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑