TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigations of interface spin asymmetry and interfacial resistance in FexCo100-x/Ag interface
AU - Jung, J. W.
AU - Jin, Z.
AU - Shiokawa, Y.
AU - Sahashi, M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/5/7
Y1 - 2015/5/7
N2 - We investigated current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) magnetotransport parameters of FexCo100-x/Ag interfaces: interface specific resistance (ARF/N), extended interface resistance (AR∗F/N), and spin scattering asymmetry (γ). We also investigated the dependence of interfacial parameters on the giant magnetoresistance effect with CPP geometry. For measuring these parameters, we prepared magnetic multilayers and pseudo spin valves (PSVs), combining the ferromagnetic (F) alloys Fe, Co, Fe50Co50, and Fe30Co70 with the nonmagnetic (N) metal Ag. In all cases, the largest ARF/N value was found to be ∼0.68 mΩ μm2 with an enhanced AR∗F/N value of ∼1.9 mΩ μm2 for a (001)-oriented Fe/Ag interface, which suggests that spin-up and spin-down electrons on the Fermi surface have very different transmission probabilities. Such an interface can act as a spin filter through which only one type of electrons can pass.
AB - We investigated current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) magnetotransport parameters of FexCo100-x/Ag interfaces: interface specific resistance (ARF/N), extended interface resistance (AR∗F/N), and spin scattering asymmetry (γ). We also investigated the dependence of interfacial parameters on the giant magnetoresistance effect with CPP geometry. For measuring these parameters, we prepared magnetic multilayers and pseudo spin valves (PSVs), combining the ferromagnetic (F) alloys Fe, Co, Fe50Co50, and Fe30Co70 with the nonmagnetic (N) metal Ag. In all cases, the largest ARF/N value was found to be ∼0.68 mΩ μm2 with an enhanced AR∗F/N value of ∼1.9 mΩ μm2 for a (001)-oriented Fe/Ag interface, which suggests that spin-up and spin-down electrons on the Fermi surface have very different transmission probabilities. Such an interface can act as a spin filter through which only one type of electrons can pass.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.4916500
DO - 10.1063/1.4916500
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84926500636
VL - 117
JO - Journal of Applied Physics
JF - Journal of Applied Physics
SN - 0021-8979
IS - 17
M1 - 17A323
ER -