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Hot Electron Spin-Valve Effect in Coupled Magnetic Layers

Published

Author(s)

Robert Celotta, John Unguris, Daniel T. Pierce

Abstract

SEMPA observations of magnetic exchange coupling in the Fe/Ag/Fe, Fe/Au/Fe, and Fe/Cr/Fe systems reveal an intensity variation in the emitted secondary electron signal that depends only on whether the Fe layers are coupled in a ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic sense. We ascribe this new effect to spin dependence in the transport of electrons between the two magnetic layers.
Citation
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
75
Issue
10

Citation

Celotta, R. , Unguris, J. and Pierce, D. (1994), Hot Electron Spin-Valve Effect in Coupled Magnetic Layers, Journal of Applied Physics (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created December 31, 1993, Updated October 12, 2021