Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements.
The topic of this thesis is studying the unbalance of the electron spin in currents, a parameter known as spin polarization using point contact Andreev reflection method. Spin polarization is the most important parameter within the field currently known as Spintronics, and is responsible for the...
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| description | The topic of this thesis is studying the unbalance of the electron spin in currents, a
parameter known as spin polarization using point contact Andreev reflection method.
Spin polarization is the most important parameter within the field currently known as
Spintronics, and is responsible for the high magnetic field-sensitivity of modem magnetoresistive devices. In this thesis the Point Contact Andreev Reflection method
is used to measure and study spin polarization, with a superconductor which serves as a detector for the spin polarization of sample. In this method, the point contacts are obtained at low temperature by pressing a superconducting tip onto a sample of the normal metal. When a bias voltage forces electrons to flow from a normal metal (N) into a superconductor (8), the magnitude of the current is dependent on the spin polarization. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/417382023-02-28T23:44:43Z Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements. Wu, Yu. Wang Lan School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences DRNTU::Science::Physics::Electricity and magnetism DRNTU::Science::Physics::Nuclear and particle physics The topic of this thesis is studying the unbalance of the electron spin in currents, a parameter known as spin polarization using point contact Andreev reflection method. Spin polarization is the most important parameter within the field currently known as Spintronics, and is responsible for the high magnetic field-sensitivity of modem magnetoresistive devices. In this thesis the Point Contact Andreev Reflection method is used to measure and study spin polarization, with a superconductor which serves as a detector for the spin polarization of sample. In this method, the point contacts are obtained at low temperature by pressing a superconducting tip onto a sample of the normal metal. When a bias voltage forces electrons to flow from a normal metal (N) into a superconductor (8), the magnitude of the current is dependent on the spin polarization. Master of Science 2010-08-06T03:56:44Z 2010-08-06T03:56:44Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41738 en 69 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Science::Physics::Electricity and magnetism DRNTU::Science::Physics::Nuclear and particle physics Wu, Yu. Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements. |
| title | Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements. |
| title_full | Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements. |
| title_fullStr | Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements. |
| title_short | Measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection : the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements. |
| title_sort | measure spin polarization using point contact andreev reflection the realization of an experimental set up and preliminary measurements |
| topic | DRNTU::Science::Physics::Electricity and magnetism DRNTU::Science::Physics::Nuclear and particle physics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41738 |
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