Abstract
A hybrid structure of a ferromagnetic Co/Au/Ni81Fe19 trilayer on p-type silicon is used to probe the excitation of electron-hole pairs in a ferromagnet during inelastic decay of hot electrons and the subsequent spin-dependent transport of the excited holes into the valence band of the p-type Si collector. The hole current is remarkably sensitive to magnetic fields, with a magnetocurrent of up to 250% and, unexpectedly, with a positive sign. We determine effective attenuation lengths and their magnetic field and bias voltage dependence.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 242501 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied physics letters |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- TSTNE-Probe-STM: Scanning Tunneling Microscope