Thermally driven spin injection from a ferromagnet into a non-magnetic metal

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 879-882

  Slachter, A ^a   Bakker, F L ^a   Adam, J P ^a   Van Wees, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETISM; GEOMETRY; IRON ALLOYS; MAGNETS; NICKEL ALLOYS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

ELECTRICAL SPIN INJECTION; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; PERPENDICULAR GEOMETRIES; SPIN TRANSFER TORQUE; SPIN-POLARIZED CARRIERS; THERMALLY DRIVEN; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TRANSPORT OF SPIN;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 78149284768     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1767     Document Type: Article

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