Transport Spin Polarization of High-Curie Temperature MnBi Films

P. Kharel; P. Thapa; P. Lukashev; R. F. Sabirianov; E. Y. Tsymbal; D. J. Sellmyer; B. Nadgorny

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.83.024415

Transport Spin Polarization of High-Curie Temperature MnBi Films

Materials Science 2015-05-20 v1

Authors: P. Kharel , P. Thapa , P. Lukashev , R. F. Sabirianov , E. Y. Tsymbal , D. J. Sellmyer , B. Nadgorny

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Abstract

We report on the study of the structural, magnetic and transport properties of highly textured MnBi films with the Curie temperature of 628K. In addition to detailed measurements of resistivity and magnetization, we measure transport spin polarization of MnBi by Andreev reflection spectroscopy and perform fully relativistic band structure calculations of MnBi. A spin polarization from 51\pm1 to 63\pm1% is observed, consistent with the calculations and with an observation of a large magnetoresistance in MnBi contacts. The band structure calculations indicate that, in spite of almost identical densities of states at the Fermi energy, the large disparity in the Fermi velocities leads to high transport spin polarization of MnBi. The correlation between the values of magnetization and spin polarization is discussed.

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MnBi films transport spin polarization Andreev reflection spectroscopy band structure calculations Curie temperature magnetoresistance Fermi velocity

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@article{arxiv.1012.2486,
  title  = {Transport Spin Polarization of High-Curie Temperature MnBi Films},
  author = {P. Kharel and P. Thapa and P. Lukashev and R. F. Sabirianov and E. Y. Tsymbal and D. J. Sellmyer and B. Nadgorny},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.2486},
  year   = {2015}
}

Transport Spin Polarization of High-Curie Temperature MnBi Films

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