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Spin-Dependent Currents in Magnet/Normal Metal Based Magnetic Nanostructures

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Abstract

The spin transport through and near interfaces have been studied in magnet/normal metal based multilayer magnetic nanostructures in magneto-static and magneto-dynamic cases. Its features and accompanying effects, such as the magnetoresistance or the magnetic precession induced spin pumping and spin accumulation in adjacent normal metal are determined by the spin-dependent scattering on the interface. These effects are governed by the entire spin-coherent region that is limited in size by spin-flip relaxation processes and can be controlled by the spin-polarized current of different origin including the spin Hall effect. Conditions of realization of the mentioned spin currents in the multilayer magnetic nanostructures are studied.

DOI 10.11648/j.nano.20170505.12
Published in American Journal of Nano Research and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 5, October 2017)
Page(s) 69-80
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Keywords

Spin Currents, Magnetic Nanostructures, Spin-Dependent Scattering, Magnetic Dynamics, Spin Pumping

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  • Department of Magnetic Materials and Nanocrystalline Structures, Institute of Magnetism NASU, Kyiv, Ukraine

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