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Antiferromagnetic coupling across silicon regulated by tunneling currents
Gareev, R. R., Schmid, M., Vancea, Johann, Back, C. H.
, Schreiber, Rainer, Bürgler, D.
, Schneider, C. M.
, Stromberg, F. and Wende, Heiko
(2012)
Antiferromagnetic coupling across silicon regulated by tunneling currents.
Applied Physics Letters.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 23 Oct 2012 06:32
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.26507
Abstract
We report on the enhancement of antiferromagnetic coupling in epitaxial Fe/Si/Fe structures by voltage-driven spin-polarized tunneling currents. Using the ballistic electron magnetic microscopy, we established that the hot-electron collector current reflects magnetization alignment and the magnetocurrent exceeds 200% at room temperature. The saturation magnetic field for the collector current ...
We report on the enhancement of antiferromagnetic coupling in epitaxial Fe/Si/Fe structures by voltage-driven spin-polarized tunneling currents. Using the ballistic electron magnetic microscopy, we established that the hot-electron collector current reflects magnetization alignment and the magnetocurrent exceeds 200% at room temperature. The saturation magnetic field for the collector current corresponding to the parallel alignment of magnetizations rises up with the tunneling current, thus demonstrating stabilization of the antiparallel alignment and increasing antiferromagnetic coupling. We connect the enhancement of antiferromagnetic coupling with local dynamic spin torques mediated by spin-polarized tunneling electrons. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3675872]
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| Item type | Article | ||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Applied Physics Letters | ||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | AMER INST PHYSICS | ||||||||||||||
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| Place of Publication: | MELVILLE | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 10 January 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Alumni or Retired Professors > Chair Professor Back > Group Christian Back | ||||||||||||||
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| Keywords | LAYERED MAGNETIC-STRUCTURES; INTERLAYER EXCHANGE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; JUNCTIONS; TORQUE; BARRIER; DRIVEN; | ||||||||||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||||||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||||||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||||||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-265071 | ||||||||||||||
| Item ID | 26507 |
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