Anisotropic magnetoresistance dominant in a three terminal Hanle measurement
Abstract
Experiments are performed on mesoscopic nonlocal lateral spin valves with aluminum channels and Permalloy electrodes. Four-terminal magnetoresistance and Hanle measurements characterize the spin accumulation with results that compare well with published work. Three-terminal Hanle measurements of the Permalloy/aluminum (Py/Al) interfaces show bell-shaped curves that can be fit to Lorentzians. These curves are three orders of magnitude larger than the spin accumulation. Using anisotropic magnetoresistance measurements of individual Permalloy electrodes, we demonstrate that the three-terminal measurements are dominated by anisotropic magnetoresistance effects unrelated to spin accumulation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 15, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4942007
Entities
People
- Christopher Malec
- Mark Johnson
- Michael M. Miller
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Naval Research Laboratory