Published March 30, 2015 | Version v1
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Anomalous Hall effect in YIG|Pt bilayers

  • 1. Physik-Department, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 2. Walther-Meißner-Institut, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 85748 Garching (Germany)
  • 3. Nanosystems Initiative Munich, 80799 München (Germany)

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We measure the ordinary and the anomalous Hall effect in a set of yttrium iron garnet|platinum (YIG|Pt) bilayers via magnetization orientation dependent magnetoresistance experiments. Our data show that the presence of the ferrimagnetic insulator YIG leads to an anomalous Hall effect like voltage in Pt, which is sensitive to both Pt thickness and temperature. Interpretation of the experimental findings in terms of the spin Hall anomalous Hall effect indicates that the imaginary part of the spin mixing conductance Gi plays a crucial role in YIG|Pt bilayers. In particular, our data suggest a sign change in Gi between 10 K and 300 K. Additionally, we report a higher order Hall effect contribution, which appears in thin Pt films on YIG at low temperatures

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
106
Journal Issue
13
Journal Page Range
p. 132402-132402.4
ISSN
0003-6951
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APPLAB

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