Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2004-11-16
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
13 pages, 10 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.71.125401
We experimentally study spin accumulation in an aluminium island with all dimensions smaller than the spin relaxation length, so that the spin imbalance throughout the island is uniform. Electrical injection and detection of the spin accumulation are carried out in a four terminal geometry by means of four cobalt electrodes connected to the island through tunnel barriers. We model the system theoretically and we investigate the role of the ferromagnetic electrodes on the spin accumulation at the limit at which the electron diffusion time can be neglected. We present measurements of spin accumulation at room temperature and at 4.2 K: in both cases the spin accumulation signal is larger than the Ohmic resistance of the aluminium island. From magnetisation precession measurements at room temperature, we extract a spin relaxation time of 60 ps and a polarisation P = 8% for tunnel barriers with resistances as low as 20 \Omega\mu m^2.
van Wees Bart Jan
Zaffalon Marco
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