Spin pumping in yttrium-iron-garnet（YIG）/nonmagnetic-metal（NM） layer systems under ferromagnetic resonance（FMR） conditions is a popular method of generating spin current in the NM layer.A good understanding of t...Spin pumping in yttrium-iron-garnet（YIG）/nonmagnetic-metal（NM） layer systems under ferromagnetic resonance（FMR） conditions is a popular method of generating spin current in the NM layer.A good understanding of the spin current source is essential in extracting spin Hall angle of the NM and in potential spintronics applications.It is widely believed that spin current is pumped from precessing YIG magnetization into NM layer.Here,by combining microwave absorption and DC-voltage measurements on thin YIG/Pt and YIG/NM_1/NM_2（NM_1 =Cu or Al,NM_2 =Pt or Ta）,we unambiguously showed that spin current in NM,instead of from the precessing YIG magnetization,came from the magnetized NM surface（in contact with thin YIG）,either due to the magnetic proximity effect（MPE） or from the inevitable diffused Fe ions from YIG to NM.This conclusion is reached through analyzing the FMR microwave absorption peaks with the DC-voltage peak from the inverse spin Hall effect（ISHE）.The voltage signal is attributed to the magnetized NM surface,hardly observed in the conventional FMR experiments,and was greatly amplified when the electrical detection circuit was switched on.展开更多
Single-particle sequential tunneling is studied through a negative-U center hybridized with a superconducting, a ferromagnetic, and a normal metal electrodes. In stark contrast to the case of positive U, the single-pa...Single-particle sequential tunneling is studied through a negative-U center hybridized with a superconducting, a ferromagnetic, and a normal metal electrodes. In stark contrast to the case of positive U, the single-particle tunneling in attractive charging energy is usually prohibited by ground states with electrons in pairs. We find a microscopic mechanism to induce single-particle sates from pair states. As a consequence, in the nonpolarized metal terminal a remarkable pure spin current with no charge currents survives over a wide range of gate- and bias- voltages, which is rather crucial for experimental observation and design of spintronic devices. In addition, a significant spin-filter effect is presented in certain bias regime.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2015CB921502 and 2013CB922303)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11474184,116627805,and 11504203)+2 种基金the 111 Project(Grant No.B13029)Zhang Yin and Wang Xiangrong were supported by the Hong Kong RGC Grants(Grant Nos.16301816 and 605413)Wu Yong and Jiang Yong were supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51501007)
文摘Spin pumping in yttrium-iron-garnet（YIG）/nonmagnetic-metal（NM） layer systems under ferromagnetic resonance（FMR） conditions is a popular method of generating spin current in the NM layer.A good understanding of the spin current source is essential in extracting spin Hall angle of the NM and in potential spintronics applications.It is widely believed that spin current is pumped from precessing YIG magnetization into NM layer.Here,by combining microwave absorption and DC-voltage measurements on thin YIG/Pt and YIG/NM_1/NM_2（NM_1 =Cu or Al,NM_2 =Pt or Ta）,we unambiguously showed that spin current in NM,instead of from the precessing YIG magnetization,came from the magnetized NM surface（in contact with thin YIG）,either due to the magnetic proximity effect（MPE） or from the inevitable diffused Fe ions from YIG to NM.This conclusion is reached through analyzing the FMR microwave absorption peaks with the DC-voltage peak from the inverse spin Hall effect（ISHE）.The voltage signal is attributed to the magnetized NM surface,hardly observed in the conventional FMR experiments,and was greatly amplified when the electrical detection circuit was switched on.
基金This work was supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University （NCET） of China （Grant No. NCET-10-0090）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 11174088 and 11274124）, the State Key Program for Basic Researches of China （Grant Nos. 2006CB921803 and 2010CB923400）, the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University （PCSIRT） （Grant No. IRT1243）, and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China （Grant No. S2012010010681）.
文摘Single-particle sequential tunneling is studied through a negative-U center hybridized with a superconducting, a ferromagnetic, and a normal metal electrodes. In stark contrast to the case of positive U, the single-particle tunneling in attractive charging energy is usually prohibited by ground states with electrons in pairs. We find a microscopic mechanism to induce single-particle sates from pair states. As a consequence, in the nonpolarized metal terminal a remarkable pure spin current with no charge currents survives over a wide range of gate- and bias- voltages, which is rather crucial for experimental observation and design of spintronic devices. In addition, a significant spin-filter effect is presented in certain bias regime.
