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Wen, Zhenchao ; Qiu, Zhiyong ; Tölle, Sebastian ; Gorini, Cosimo ; Seki, Takeshi ; Hou, Dazhi ; Kubota, Takahide ; Eckern, Ulrich ; Saitoh, Eiji ; Takanashi, Koki

Spin-charge conversion in NiMnSb Heusler alloy films

Wen, Zhenchao, Qiu, Zhiyong, Tölle, Sebastian, Gorini, Cosimo , Seki, Takeshi, Hou, Dazhi, Kubota, Takahide , Eckern, Ulrich , Saitoh, Eiji and Takanashi, Koki (2019) Spin-charge conversion in NiMnSb Heusler alloy films. Science Advances 5 (12).

Date of publication of this fulltext: 15 Mar 2019 07:16
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.38435


Abstract

Half-metallic Heusler alloys are attracting considerable attention because of their unique half-metallic band structures, which exhibit high spin polarization and yield huge magnetoresistance ratios. Besides serving as ferromagnetic electrodes, Heusler alloys also have the potential to host spin-charge conversion. Here, we report on the spin-charge conversion effect in the prototypical Heusler ...

Half-metallic Heusler alloys are attracting considerable attention because of their unique half-metallic band structures, which exhibit high spin polarization and yield huge magnetoresistance ratios. Besides serving as ferromagnetic electrodes, Heusler alloys also have the potential to host spin-charge conversion. Here, we report on the spin-charge conversion effect in the prototypical Heusler alloy NiMnSb. An unusual charge signal was observed with a sign change at low temperature, which can be manipulated by film thickness and ordering structure. It is found that the spin-charge conversion has two contributions. First, the interfacial contribution causes a negative voltage signal, which is almost constant versus temperature. The second contribution is temperature dependent because it is dominated by minority states due to thermally excited magnons in the bulk part of the film. This work provides a pathway for the manipulation of spin-charge conversion in ferromagnetic metals by interface-bulk engineering for spintronic devices.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleScience Advances
Publisher:AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
Place of Publication:WASHINGTON
Volume:5
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:12
Date13 December 2019
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics
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10.1126/sciadv.aaw9337DOI
1902.07406arXiv ID
KeywordsELECTRON-MAGNON INTERACTIONS; ITINERANT FERROMAGNETISM; ROOM-TEMPERATURE; ORBIT TORQUE;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-384358
Item ID38435

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