Spin polarized electron transport near the Si/SiO2 interface

Details Spin polarized electron transport near the Si/SiO2 interface Spin polarized electron transport near the Si/SiO2 interface

2009-06-11

arxiv.org/abs/0906.2146v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 117202 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

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Using long-distance lateral devices, spin transport near the interface of Si and its native oxide (SiO2) is studied by spin-valve measurements in an in-plane magnetic field and spin precession measurements in a perpendicular magnetic field at 60K. As electrons are attracted to the interface by an electrostatic gate, we observe shorter average spin transit times and an increase in spin coherence, despite a reduction in total spin polarization. This behavior, which is in contrast to the expected exponential depolarization seen in bulk transport devices, is explained using a transform method to recover the empirical spin transit-time distribution and a simple two-stage drift-diffusion model. We identify strong interface-induced spin depolarization (reducing the spin lifetime by over two orders of magnitude from its bulk transport value) as the consistent cause of these phenomena.

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