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We compare different methods to measure the anisotropy of the spin-lifetime in graphene. In addition to out-of-plane rotation of the ferromagnetic electrodes and oblique spin precession, we present a Hanle experiment where the electron…

We determine the spin-lifetime anisotropy of spin-polarized carriers in graphene. In contrast to prior approaches, our method does not require large out-of-plane magnetic fields and thus it is reliable for both low- and high-carrier…

We investigate the spin transport and precession in graphene by using the Hanle effect in nonlocal and threeterminal measurement geometries. Identical spin lifetimes, spin diffusion lengths and spin polarizations are observed in graphene…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-05-06 André Dankert , Mutta Venkata Kamalakar , Johan Bergsten , Saroj P. Dash

Injection, transmission, and detection of spins in a conducting channel are the basic ingredients of spintronic devices. Long spin lifetimes during transit are an important ingredient in realizing this technology. An attractive platform for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-02 Evan Sosenko , Huazhou Wei , Vivek Aji

Spin precession experiments in lateral spin devices are a powerful tool for probing the spin transport properties of materials. These experiments can be quantitatively described using the Bloch diffusion equation, which offers a practical…

The spin lifetime anisotropy is an important quantity for investigating the spin relaxation mechanisms in graphene and in heterostructures of two-dimensional materials. We generalize the diffusive spin transport equations of oblique spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-25 Tiancong Zhu , Roland K Kawakami

We observe anisotropic Hanle lineshape with unequal in-plane and out-of-plane non-local signals for spin precession measurements carried out on lateral metallic spin valves with transparent interfaces. The conventional interpretation for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-09 K. S. Das , F. K. Dejene , B. J. van Wees , I. J. Vera-Marun

Graphene is a promising substrate for future spintronics devices owing to its remarkable electronic mobility and low spin-orbit coupling. Hanle precession in spin valve devices is commonly used to evaluate the spin diffusion and spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-24 Emile Fourneau , Alejandro V. Silhanek , Ngoc D. Nguyen

Spin transport properties of graphene non-local spin valve devices are typically determined from Hanle spin precession measurements by using a simplified solution of the one-dimensional Bloch-Torrey equation which assumes infinitely long…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-09 Marc Drögeler , Frank Volmer , Christoph Stampfer , Bernd Beschoten

Spin accumulation and spin precession in single-layer graphene are studied by non-local spin valve measurements at room temperature. The dependence of the non-local magnetoresistance on electrode spacing is investigated and the results…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-01-20 Wei Han , K. Pi , W. Bao , K. M. McCreary , Yan Li , W. H. Wang , C. N. Lau , R. K. Kawakami

In the field of spintronics the "conductivity mismatch" problem remains an important issue. Here the difference between the resistance of ferromagnetic electrodes and a (high resistive) transport channel causes injected spins to be…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-12-12 T. Maassen , I. J. Vera-Marun , M. H. D. Guimarães , B. J. van Wees

Spin relaxation in graphene is investigated in electrical graphene spin valve devices in the non-local geometry. Ferromagnetic electrodes with in-plane magnetizations inject spins parallel to the graphene layer. They are subject to Hanle…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-05-05 N. Tombros , S. Tanabe , A. Veligura , C. Jozsa , M. Popinciuc , H. T. Jonkman , B. J. van Wees

We report the discovery of a strong and tunable spin lifetime anisotropy with excellent spin lifetimes up to 7.8 ns in dual-gated bilayer graphene. Remarkably, this realizes the manipulation of spins in graphene by electrically-controlled…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-26 Jinsong Xu , Tiancong Zhu , Yunqiu Kelly Luo , Yuan-Ming Lu , Roland K. Kawakami

Graphene has emerged as the foremost material for future two-dimensional spintronics due to its tuneable electronic properties. In graphene, spin information can be transported over long distances and, in principle, be manipulated by using…

We study spin-transport in bilayer-graphene (BLG), spin-orbit coupled to a tungsten di sulfide (WS$_2$) substrate, and measure a record spin lifetime anisotropy ~40-70, i.e. ratio between the out-of-plane $\tau_{\perp}$ and in-plane spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-23 Siddhartha Omar , Bettadahalli Nandishaiah Madhushankar , Bart Jan van Wees

We propose an intrinsic spin scattering mechanism in graphene originated by the interplay of atomic spin-orbit interaction and the local curvature induced by flexural distortions of the atomic lattice. Starting from a multiorbital…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-09-25 S. Fratini , D. Gosálbez-Martínez , P. Merodio Cámara , J. Fernández-Rossier

The Hanle-type spin precession method was carried out associated with non-local magnetoresistance measurement using a highly doped (5\times10^19) silicon channel. The spin diffusion length obtained by the Hanle-method is in good agreement…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-18 T. Sasaki , T. Oikawa , T. Suzuki , M. Shiraishi , Y. Suzuki , K. Noguchi

We use lateral spin valves with varying interface resistance to measure non-local Hanle effect in order to extract the spin-diffusion length of the non-magnetic channel. A general expression that describes spin injection and transport,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-10-12 Estitxu Villamor , Luis E. Hueso , Fèlix Casanova

It has been shown recently that in spin precession experiments, the interaction of spins with localized states can change the response to a magnetic field, leading to a modified, effective spin relaxation time and precession frequency.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 J. J. van den Berg , B. J. van Wees , W. Strupinski

The precession of electron spins in a perpendicular magnetic field, the so called Hanle effect, provides an unique insight into spin properties of a non-magnetic material. In practice, the spin signal is fitted to the analytic solution of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-06-24 M. Wojtaszek , I. J. Vera-Marun , B. J. van Wees
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