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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 type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review Letters (PRL) | ||||
| Publisher | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | ||||
| Open Access Type | Due to SHERPA/RoMEO | ||||
| Place of Publication | COLLEGE PK | ||||
| Volume | 115 | ||||
| Page Range | p. 136601 | ||||
| Date | 2015 | ||||
| Date of publication | 28 Nov 2016 12:53 | ||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian | ||||
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| Keywords | FERROMAGNETISM; TRANSPORT; SRTIO3; | ||||
| 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-349070 | ||||
| Item ID | 34907 |
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