Investigation of spin scattering mechanism in silicon channels of Fe/MgO/Si lateral spin valves
arXiv:1704.06414 · doi:10.1063/1.4982966
Abstract
The temperature evolution of spin relaxation time, τsf, in degenerate silicon (Si)-based lateral spin valves is investigated by means of the Hanle effect measurements. τsf at 300 K is estimated to be 1.68+-0.03 ns and monotonically increased with decreasing temperature down to 100 K. Below 100 K, in contrast, it shows almost a constant value of ca. 5 ns. The temperature dependence of the conductivity of the Si channel shows a similar behavior to that of the τsf, i.e., monotonically increasing with decreasing temperature down to 100 K and a weak temperature dependence below 100 K. The temperature evolution of conductivity reveals that electron scattering due to magnetic impurities is negligible. A comparison between τsf and momentum scattering time reveals that the dominant spin scattering mechanism in the Si is the Elliott-Yafet mechanism, and the ratio of the momentum scattering time to the τsf attributed to nonmagnetic impurities is approximately 3.77*10^-6, which is more than two orders of magnitude smaller than that of copper.
arXiv comment16 pages, 5 figures (to appear in Applied Physics Letters)
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