Transport magnetic proximity effects in platinum

S. Y. Huang, X. Fan, D. Qu, Y. P. Chen, W. G. Wang, J. Wu, Tingyong Chen, J. Q. Xiao, C. L. Chien

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Abstract

Platinum (Pt) metal, being nonmagnetic and with a strong spin-orbit coupling interaction, has been central in detecting the pure spin current and establishing most of the recent spin-based phenomena. Magnetotransport measurements, both electrical and thermal, conclusively show strong ferromagnetic characteristics in thin Pt films on the ferromagnetic insulator due to the magnetic proximity effects. The pure spin current phenomena measured by Pt, including the inverse spin Hall and the spin Seebeck effects, are thus contaminated and not exclusively established.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number107204
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume109
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 7 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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