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The spin absorption process in a ferromagnetic material depends on the spin orientation relativelyto the magnetization. Using a ferromagnet to absorb the pure spin current created within a lateralspin-valve, we evidence and quantify a…

We experimentally confirmed that the spin-orbit lengths of noble metals obtained from weak anti-localization measurements are comparable to the spin diffusion lengths determined from lateral spin valve ones. Even for metals with strong…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-01-08 Yasuhiro Niimi , Dahai Wei , Hiroshi Idzuchi , Taro Wakamura , Takeo Kato , YoshiChika Otani

The temperature dependence of the spin diffusion length typically reflects the scattering mechanism responsible for spin relaxation. Within non-magnetic metals it is reasonable to expect the Elliot-Yafet mechanism to play a role and thus…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-01-20 J. T. Batley , M. C. Rosamond , M. Ali , E. H. Linfield , G. Burnell , B. J. Hickey

Spin-dependent transport is investigated in ballistic regime through the interface between a ferromagnet and a spin spiral. We show that spin-dependent interferences lead to a new type of diffraction called "spin-diffraction". It is shown…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Aurélien Manchon , Natalya Ryzhanova , A. Vedyayev , Bernard Dieny

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

We study the electrical injection and detection of spin accumulation in lateral ferromagnetic metal-nonmagnetic metal-ferromagnetic metal (F/N/F) spin valve devices with transparent interfaces. Different ferromagnetic metals, permalloy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 F. J. Jedema , M. S. Nijboer , A. T. Filip , B. J. van Wees

Spin transport in magnetic tunnel junctions in the presence of spin diffusion is considered theoretically. Combining ballistic tunneling across the barrier and diffusive transport in the electrodes, we solve the spin dynamics equation in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 A Manchon , R. Matsumoto , H. Jaffres , J. Grollier

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 nonlocal spin injection in lateral spin valves is highly expected to be an effective method to generate a pure spin current for potential spintronic application. However, the spin valve voltage, which decides the magnitude of the spin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 Y. Fukuma , L. Wang , H. Idzuchi , S. Takahashi , S. Maekawa , Y. Otani

We formulate a theory of spin dependent transport of an electronic circuit involving ferromagnetic elements with non-collinear magnetizations which is based on the conservation of spin and charge current. The theory considerably simplifies…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Arne Brataas , Yu. V. Nazarov , Gerrit E. W. Bauer

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 use a ferromagnetic voltage probe model to study the influence of inelastic scattering on giant magnetoresistance and current-induced torques in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic metal spin valves. The model is based on the Green's…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 R. A. Duine , P. M. Haney , A. S. Nunez , A. H. MacDonald

Improved fabrication techniques have enabled the possibility of ballistic transport and unprecedented spin manipulation in ultraclean graphene devices. Spin transport in graphene is typically probed in a nonlocal spin valve and is analyzed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-05-25 Marc Vila , Jose H. Garcia , Aron W. Cummings , Stephen R. Power , Christoph W. Groth , Xavier Waintal , Stephan Roche

We theoretically predict spatial separation of spin-polarized ballistic currents in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) due to trigonal warping. We quantify the effect in terms of spin polarization of charge carrier currents in a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-05-31 Antonio L. R. Manesco , Artem Pulkin

The charge and spin diffusion equations taking into account spin-flip and spin-transfer torque were numerically solved using a finite element method in complex non-collinear geometry. This approach was used to study the spin-dependent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2010-10-14 N. Strelkov , A. Vedyayev , D. Gusakova , L. D. Buda-Prejbeanu , M. Chshiev , S. Amara , A. Vaysset , B. Dieny

Spin transport electronics - spintronics - focuses on utilizing electron spin as a state variable for quantum and classical information processing and storage. Some insulating materials, such as diamond, offer defect centers whose…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-23 J. Cardellino , N. Scozzaro , M. R. Herman , A. J. Berger , C. Zhang , K. C. Fong , C. Jayaprakash , D. V. Pelekhov , P. C. Hammel

We theoretically investigate spin-dependent transport in a TMD-based vertical spin valve, taking WSe$_2$ as a representative example. Using effective Hamiltonians for the heterostructure and the Landauer formula, we derive the transmission…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-07 Yibo Wang , Yuchen Liu , Xinhe Wang , Wang Yang

We study high-field spin transport of electrons in a quasi one-dimensional channel of a $GaAs$ gate controlled spin interferometer (SPINFET) using a semiclassical formalism (spin density matrix evolution coupled with Boltzmann transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-09-29 S. Pramanik , S. bandyopadhyay , M. Cahay

In this article we extend the currently established diffusion theory of spin-dependent electrical conduction by including spin-dependent thermoelectricity and thermal transport. Using this theory, we propose new experiments aimed at…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-01-17 A. Slachter , F. L. Bakker , B. J. van Wees

The role of the growth conditions in the spin transport properties of silver (Ag) have been studied by using lateral spin valve structures. By changing the deposition conditions of Ag from polycrystalline to epitaxial growth, we have…