Published February 2, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin Hall magnetoresistance at high temperatures

  • 1. Spin Quantum Rectification Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
  • 2. PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012 (Japan)
  • 3. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
  • 4. WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577 (Japan)
  • 5. Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195 (Japan)
  • 6. CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo 102-0076 (Japan)

Description

The temperature dependence of spin Hall magnetoresistance (SMR) in Pt/Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) bilayer films has been investigated in a high temperature range from room temperature to near the Curie temperature of YIG. The experimental results show that the magnitude of the magnetoresistance ratio induced by the SMR monotonically decreases with increasing the temperature and almost disappears near the Curie temperature. We found that, near the Curie temperature, the temperature dependence of the SMR in the Pt/YIG film is steeper than that of a magnetization curve of the YIG; the critical exponent of the magnetoresistance ratio is estimated to be 0.9. This critical behavior of the SMR is attributed mainly to the temperature dependence of the spin-mixing conductance at the Pt/YIG interface

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
106
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 052405-052405.5
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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