Tunable Spin Filtering through an Aluminum Nanoparticle

dc.creatorBirk, F. T.
dc.creatorMalec, C. E.
dc.creatorDavidovic, D.
dc.date2008-09-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:02:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:02:33Z
dc.descriptionSpin-polarized current through an Al nanoparticle in tunnel contact with two ferromagnets is measured as a function of the direction of the applied magnetic field. The nanoparticle filters the spin of injected electrons along a direction specified by the magnetic field. The characteristic field scale for the filtering corresponds to a lower limit of $8ns$ for the spin-dephasing time. Spin polarized current versus applied voltage increases stepwise, confirming that the spin relaxation time is long only in the ground state and the low-lying excited states of the nanoparticle.
dc.description12 pages 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0809.2239
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0809.2239
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/169014
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.titleTunable Spin Filtering through an Aluminum Nanoparticle
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