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

Received: 10 October 2017     Accepted: 24 October 2017     Published: 27 November 2017
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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.

Published in American Journal of Nano Research and Applications (Volume 5, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.nano.20170505.12
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

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

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