Suppression of Spin Pumping at Metal Interfaces
arXiv:2305.01853 · doi:10.1063/5.0156429
Abstract
An electrically conductive metal typically transmits or absorbs a spin current. Here, we report on evidence that interfacing two metal thin films can suppress spin transmission and absorption. We examine spin pumping in ferromagnet/spacer/ferromagnet heterostructures, in which the spacer -- consisting of metallic Cu and Cr thin films -- separates the ferromagnetic spin-source and spin-sink layers. The Cu/Cr spacer largely suppresses spin pumping -- i.e., neither transmitting nor absorbing a significant amount of spin current -- even though Cu or Cr alone transmits a sizable spin current. The antiferromagnetism of Cr is not essential for the suppression of spin pumping, as we observe similar suppression with Cu/V spacers where V is a nonmagnetic analogue of Cr. We speculate that diverse combinations of spin-transparent metals may form interfaces that suppress spin pumping, although the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Our work may stimulate a new perspective on understanding and engineering spin transport in metallic multilayers.
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