Influence of interface spin-flip scattering on spin accumulation and spin currents in magnetic multilayers with collinear magnetizations

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Wawrzyniak, M ^a   Gmitra, M ^a   Barnas J ^a,b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC SWITCHING; SPIN ACCUMULATION; SPIN CURRENTS; SPIN-FLIP SCATTERING;

ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIZATION; MULTILAYERS; SUPERLATTICES;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 31644449076     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2163994     Document Type: Article

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