116 research outputs found
Proximity effect gaps in S/N/FI structures
We study the proximity effect in hybrid structures consisting of
superconductor and ferromagnetic insulator separated by a normal diffusive
metal (S/N/FI structures). These stuctures were proposed to realize the
absolute spin-valve effect. We pay special attention to the gaps in the density
of states of the normal part. We show that the effect of the ferromagnet is
twofold: It not only shifts the density of states but also provides suppression
of the gap. The mechanism of this suppression is remarkably similar to that due
to magnetic impurities. Our results are obtained from the solution of
one-dimensional Usadel equation supplemented with boundary conditions for
matrix current at both interfaces.Comment: Published in The European Physical Journal
Proximity effect-assisted absorption of spin currents in superconductors
The injection of pure spin current into superconductors by the dynamics of a
ferromagnetic contact is studied theoretically. Taking into account suppression
of the order parameter at the interfaces (inverse proximity effect) and the
energy-dependence of spin-flip scattering, we determine the
temperature-dependent ferromagnetic resonance linewidth broadening. Our results
agree with recent experiments in Nb|permalloy bilayers [C. Bell et al.,
arXiv:cond-mat/0702461].Comment: 4 page
Dynamic exchange coupling and Gilbert damping in magnetic multilayers
We theoretically study dynamic properties of thin ferromagnetic films in
contact with normal metals. Moving magnetizations cause a flow of spins into
adjacent conductors, which relax by spin flip, scatter back into the
ferromagnet, or are absorbed by another ferromagnet. Relaxation of spins
outside the moving magnetization enhances the overall damping of the
magnetization dynamics in accordance with the Gilbert phenomenology. Transfer
of spins between different ferromagnets by these nonequilibrium spin currents
leads to a long-ranged dynamic exchange interaction and novel collective
excitation modes. Our predictions agree well with recent
ferromagnetic-resonance experiments on ultrathin magnetic films.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figures, for MMM'02 proceeding
Spin Torques in Ferromagnetic/Normal Metal Structures
Recent theories of spin-current-induced magnetization reversal are formulated
in terms of a spin-mixing conductance . We evaluate from
first-principles for a number of (dis)ordered interfaces between magnetic and
non-magnetic materials. In multi-terminal devices, the magnetization direction
of a one side of a tunnel junction or a ferromagnetic insulator can ideally be
switched with negligible charge current dissipation.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur
Spin-Orbit-Mediated Spin Relaxation in Graphene
We investigate how spins relax in intrinsic graphene. The spin-orbit coupling
arises from the band structure and is enhanced by ripples. The orbital motion
is influenced by scattering centers and ripple-induced gauge fields. Spin
relaxation due to Elliot-Yafet and Dyakonov-Perel mechanisms and gauge fields
in combination with spin-orbit coupling are discussed. In intrinsic graphene,
the Dyakonov-Perel mechanism and spin flip due to gauge fields dominate and the
spin-flip relaxation time is inversely proportional to the elastic scattering
time. The spin relaxation anisotropy depends on an intricate competition
between these mechanisms. Experimental consequences are discussed.Comment: Final published versio
Spin-dependent boundary conditions for isotropic superconducting Green's functions
The quasiclassical theory of superconductivity provides the most successful
description of diffusive heterostructures comprising superconducting elements,
namely, the Usadel equations for isotropic Green's functions. Since the
quasiclassical and isotropic approximations break down close to interfaces, the
Usadel equations have to be supplemented with boundary conditions for isotropic
Green's functions (BCIGF), which are not derivable within the quasiclassical
description. For a long time, the BCIGF were available only for spin-degenerate
tunnel contacts, which posed a serious limitation on the applicability of the
Usadel description to modern structures containing ferromagnetic elements. In
this article, we close this gap and derive spin-dependent BCIGF for a contact
encompassing superconducting and ferromagnetic correlations. This finally
justifies several simplified versions of the spin-dependent BCIGF, which have
been used in the literature so far. In the general case, our BCIGF are valid as
soon as the quasiclassical isotropic approximation can be performed. However,
their use require the knowledge of the full scattering matrix of the contact,
an information usually not available for realistic interfaces. In the case of a
weakly polarized tunnel interface, the BCIGF can be expressed in terms of a few
parameters, i.e. the tunnel conductance of the interface and five
conductance-like parameters accounting for the spin-dependence of the interface
scattering amplitudes. In the case of a contact with a ferromagnetic insulator,
it is possible to find explicit BCIGF also for stronger polarizations. The
BCIGF derived in this article are sufficienly general to describe a variety of
physical situations and may serve as a basis for modelling realistic
nanostructures.Comment: This paper presents an improvement of arXiv:cond-mat/0204116. The
present version takes into account corrections from the erratum Phys. Rev. B
83, 139901 (2011
Spin battery operated by ferromagnetic resonance
Precessing ferromagnets are predicted to inject a spin current into adjacent
conductors via Ohmic contacts, irrespective of a conductance mismatch with, for
example, doped semiconductors. This opens the way to create a pure spin source
spin battery by the ferromagnetic resonance. We estimate the spin current and
spin bias for different material combinations.Comment: The estimate for the magnitude of the spin bias is improved. We find
that it is feasible to get a measurable signal of the order of the microwave
frequency already for moderate rf intensitie
Spin Relaxation in Single Layer Graphene with Tunable Mobility
Graphene is an attractive material for spintronics due to theoretical
predictions of long spin lifetimes arising from low spin-orbit and hyperfine
couplings. In experiments, however, spin lifetimes in single layer graphene
(SLG) measured via Hanle effects are much shorter than expected theoretically.
Thus, the origin of spin relaxation in SLG is a major issue for graphene
spintronics. Despite extensive theoretical and experimental work addressing
this question, there is still little clarity on the microscopic origin of spin
relaxation. By using organic ligand-bound nanoparticles as charge reservoirs to
tune mobility between 2700 and 12000 cm2/Vs, we successfully isolate the effect
of charged impurity scattering on spin relaxation in SLG. Our results
demonstrate that while charged impurities can greatly affect mobility, the spin
lifetimes are not affected by charged impurity scattering.Comment: 13 pages, 5 figure
Real Time Electron Tunneling and Pulse Spectroscopy in Carbon Nanotube Quantum Dots
We investigate a Quantum Dot (QD) in a Carbon Nanotube (CNT) in the regime
where the QD is nearly isolated from the leads. An aluminum single electron
transistor (SET) serves as a charge detector for the QD. We precisely measure
and tune the tunnel rates into the QD in the range between 1 kHz and 1 Hz,
using both pulse spectroscopy and real - time charge detection and measure the
excitation spectrum of the isolated QD.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Absolute spin-valve effect with superconducting proximity structures
We investigate spin dependent transport in hybrid
superconductor(S)--normal-metal(N)--ferromagnet(F) structures under conditions
of proximity effect. We demonstrate the feasibility of the absolute spin-valve
effect for a certain interval of voltages in a system consisting of two coupled
tri-layer structures. Our results are also valid for non-collinear magnetic
configurations of the ferromagnets.Comment: 1 TEX file, 2 Postscript files. Accepted for publication in Physical
Review Letter
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