DocumentCode :
1078289
Title :
Thermodynamic Description of Spin Mixing in Spin-Dependent Transport
Author :
Ansermet, J. Ph
Author_Institution :
Ecole Polytech. Federate de Lausanne, Lausanne
Volume :
44
Issue :
3
fYear :
2008
fDate :
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
329
Lastpage :
335
Abstract :
This paper applies nonequilibrium thermodynamics in the linear regime to describe spin diffusion and magnetoresistance effects and to examine the effect of spin mixing on transport through collinear magnetic layers. To demonstrate the method, it treats analytically the spin injection into a thick single ferromagnetic layer and through a spin valve.
Keywords :
ferromagnetic materials; magnetoresistance; spin dynamics; spin polarised transport; spin valves; thermodynamics; collinear magnetic layers; magnetoresistance effects; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; spin diffusion; spin injection; spin mixing; spin valve; spin-dependent transport; thick single ferromagnetic layer; Magnetoresistance; Onsager matrix; spin mixing; spin-dependent transport; thermodynamics;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9464
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2007.914653
Filename :
4455690
Link To Document :
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