Title
Spin transport in p-type germanium
Date Issued
18 March 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rortais F.
Oyarzún S.
Bottegoni F.
Laczkowski P.
Ferrari A.
Vergnaud C.
Ducruet C.
Beigné C.
Reyren N.
Marty A.
Attané J.P.
Vila L.
Gambarelli S.
Widiez J.
Ciccacci F.
Jaffrès H.
George J.M.
Jamet M.
Université Paris-Saclay
Publisher(s)
Institute of Physics Publishing
Abstract
We report on the spin transport properties in p-doped germanium (Ge-p) using low temperature magnetoresistance measurements, electrical spin injection from a ferromagnetic metal and the spin pumping-inverse spin Hall effect method. Electrical spin injection is carried out using three-terminal measurements and the Hanle effect. In the 2-20 K temperature range, weak antilocalization and the Hanle effect provide the same spin lifetime in the germanium valence band (≈1 ps) in agreement with predicted values and previous optical measurements. These results, combined with dynamical spin injection by spin pumping and the inverse spin Hall effect, demonstrate successful spin accumulation in Ge. We also estimate the spin Hall angle θSHE in Ge-p (6-7 × 10-4) at room temperature, pointing out the essential role of ionized impurities in spin dependent scattering.
Volume
28
Issue
16
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física y Astronomía
Física de la materia condensada
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84963812451
Source
Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
ISSN of the container
09538984
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