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Spin-injection terahertz radiation in magnetic junctions

Materials Science 2011-02-01 v1

Abstract

Electromagnetic radiation of 1 - 10 THz range has been found at room temperature in a structure with a point contact between a ferromagnetic rod and a thin ferromagnetic film under electric current of high enough density. The radiation is due to nonequilibrium spin injection between the structure components. By estimates, the injection can lead to inverted population of the spin subbands. The radiation power exceeds by orders of magnitude the thermal background (with the Joule heating taking into account) and follows the current without inertia.

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@article{arxiv.1101.5683,
  title  = {Spin-injection terahertz radiation in magnetic junctions},
  author = {S. G. Chigarev and E. M. Epshtein and Yu. V. Gulyaev and I. V. Malikov and G. M. Mikhailov and A. I. Panas and V. G. Shofman and P. E. Zilberman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.5683},
  year   = {2011}
}

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8 pages, 5 figures

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