Abstract
Within diffusive transport, we calculate three-dimensional current distribution inside a (Cu/Co) pillar structure, where the pillar is terminated either by an infinitely large Cu layer, or by a Cu wire with a cross-sectional area identical to that of the pillar. We study how pillar terminations (infinitely large or finite) influence the magnitudes and inhomogeneities of the spin-polarized current and electrochemical potential. We found that infinitely large Cu layers work as strong spin scatterers, increasing the magnitude of spin-polarized current inside the pillar twice and reducing spin accumulation to nearly zero. The inhomogeneities of the electrochemical potential are found to be much smaller than those of the spin-polarized current.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 094434 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Three-dimensional distribution of spin-polarized current inside (Cu/Co) pillar structures. / Hamrle, J.; Kimura, Takashi; Yang, T.; Otani, Y.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Three-dimensional distribution of spin-polarized current inside (Cu/Co) pillar structures
AU - Hamrle, J.
AU - Kimura, Takashi
AU - Yang, T.
AU - Otani, Y.
PY - 2005/3/1
Y1 - 2005/3/1
N2 - Within diffusive transport, we calculate three-dimensional current distribution inside a (Cu/Co) pillar structure, where the pillar is terminated either by an infinitely large Cu layer, or by a Cu wire with a cross-sectional area identical to that of the pillar. We study how pillar terminations (infinitely large or finite) influence the magnitudes and inhomogeneities of the spin-polarized current and electrochemical potential. We found that infinitely large Cu layers work as strong spin scatterers, increasing the magnitude of spin-polarized current inside the pillar twice and reducing spin accumulation to nearly zero. The inhomogeneities of the electrochemical potential are found to be much smaller than those of the spin-polarized current.
AB - Within diffusive transport, we calculate three-dimensional current distribution inside a (Cu/Co) pillar structure, where the pillar is terminated either by an infinitely large Cu layer, or by a Cu wire with a cross-sectional area identical to that of the pillar. We study how pillar terminations (infinitely large or finite) influence the magnitudes and inhomogeneities of the spin-polarized current and electrochemical potential. We found that infinitely large Cu layers work as strong spin scatterers, increasing the magnitude of spin-polarized current inside the pillar twice and reducing spin accumulation to nearly zero. The inhomogeneities of the electrochemical potential are found to be much smaller than those of the spin-polarized current.
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