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Kamerbeek, M. ; Högl, Petra ; Fabian, Jaroslav ; Banerjee, Tamalika

Electric Field Control of Spin Lifetimes in Nb-SrTiO3 by Spin-Orbit Fields

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Kamerbeek, M., Högl, Petra, Fabian, Jaroslav and Banerjee, Tamalika (2015) Electric Field Control of Spin Lifetimes in Nb-SrTiO3 by Spin-Orbit Fields. Physical Review Letters (PRL) 115, p. 136601.

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.34907


Abstract

We show electric field control of the spin accumulation at the interface of the oxide semiconductor Nb-SrTiO3 with Co/AlOx spin injection contacts at room temperature. The in-plane spin lifetime tau(parallel to), as well as the ratio of the out-of-plane to in-plane spin lifetime tau(perpendicular to)/tau(parallel to), is manipulated by the built-in electric field at the semiconductor surface, ...

We show electric field control of the spin accumulation at the interface of the oxide semiconductor Nb-SrTiO3 with Co/AlOx spin injection contacts at room temperature. The in-plane spin lifetime tau(parallel to), as well as the ratio of the out-of-plane to in-plane spin lifetime tau(perpendicular to)/tau(parallel to), is manipulated by the built-in electric field at the semiconductor surface, without any additional gate contact. The origin of this manipulation is attributed to Rashba spin orbit fields (SOFs) at the Nb-SrTiO3 surface and shown to be consistent with theoretical model calculations based on SOF spin flip scattering. Additionally, the junction can be set in a high or low resistance state, leading to a nonvolatile control of tau(perpendicular to)/tau(parallel to), consistent with the manipulation of the Rashba SOF strength. Such room temperature electric field control over the spin state is essential for developing energy-efficient spintronic devices and shows promise for complex oxide based (spin) electronics.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review Letters (PRL)
PublisherAMER PHYSICAL SOC
Open Access TypeDue to SHERPA/RoMEO
Place of PublicationCOLLEGE PK
Volume115
Page Rangep. 136601
Date2015
Date of publication28 Nov 2016 12:53
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian
Identification Number
ValueType
10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.136601DOI
KeywordsFERROMAGNETISM; TRANSPORT; SRTIO3;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-349070
Item ID34907

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