Current distribution inside Py/Cu lateral spin-valve device

Details Current distribution inside Py/Cu lateral spin-valve device Current distribution inside Py/Cu lateral spin-valve device

2004-10-09

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0410228v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

10 pages, 14 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.71.094402

We have investigated experimentally the non-local voltage signal (NLVS) in the lateral permalloy (Py)/Cu/Py spin valve devices with different width of Cu stripes. We found that NLVS strongly depends on the distribution of the spin-polarized current inside Cu strip in the vicinity of the Py-detector. To explain these data we have developed a diffusion model describing spatial (3D) distribution of the spin-polarized current in the device. The results of our calculations show that NLVS is decreased by factor of 10 due to spin flip-scattering occurring at Py/Cu interface. The interface resistivity on Py/Cu interface is also present, but its contribution to reduction of NLVS is minor. We also found that most of the spin-polarized current is injected within the region 30 nm from Py-injector/Cu interface. In the area at Py-detector/Cu interface, the spin-polarized current is found to flow mainly close on the injector side, with 1/e exponential decay in the magnitude within the distance 80 nm.

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