ELECTRON-SPIN DEPOLARIZATION IN GRANULAR MAGNETIC SYSTEMS

被引:14
作者
GEHRING, GA
GREGG, JF
THOMPSON, SM
WATSON, ML
机构
[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD,CTR ADV MAGNET MAT & DEVICES,SHEFFIELD S3 7RH,S YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV OXFORD,CLARENDON LAB,OXFORD OX1 3PU,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV YORK,DEPT PHYS,YORK YO1 5DD,N YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[4] UNIV COVENTRY,CTR DATA STORAGE MAT,COVENTRY CV1 5FB,W MIDLANDS,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0304-8853(94)00840-X
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A new mechanism for spin channel mixing is discussed which contributes to the effective spin diffusion length in granular giant magnetoresistive materials. Two limiting cases are considered in which magnetic clusters act either to filter out the down component of the spin channel or cause the quantisation axis to precess.
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页数:2
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