Abstract
A spin current generated from a surface acoustic wave (SAW) was observed in an Y3Fe5O12 (YIG)/Pt hybrid structure. At the YIG/Pt interface, a SAW generated in the YIG layer was found to pump a spin current into the Pt layer, which was detected through the inverse spin-Hall effect in the Pt. The YIG/Pt lateral structure combined with a piezoelectric wedge transducer enables the systematic investigation of the spin-voltage distribution due to the SAW in the YIG. Since the observed phenomenon has high affinity with SAW-based electronics, it will pave the way for constructing spintronic SAW devices.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 212501 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Nov 21 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)