Spin transport parameters of NbN thin films characterised by spin pumping experiments
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present measurements of ferromagnetic resonance driven spin pumping and inverse spin Hall effect in NbN/Y3Fe5O12 (YIG) bilayers. A clear enhancement of the (effective) Gilbert damping constant of the thin-film YIG was observed due to the presence of the NbN spin sink. By varying the NbN thickness and employing spin-diffusion theory, we have estimated the room-temperature values of the spin-diffusion length and the spin Hall angle in NbN to be 14 nm and −1.1×10−2, respectively. Furthermore, we have determined the spin mixing conductance of the NbN/YIG interface to be 10nm−2. The experimental quantification of these spin transport parameters is an important step towards the development of superconducting spintronic devices involving NbN thin films.
Date Issued
2019-01-14
Date Acceptance
2018-12-18
Citation
Physical Review Materials, 2019, 3
ISSN
2475-9953
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Materials
Volume
3
Copyright Statement
©2019 American Physical Society
Sponsor
The Leverhulme Trust
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Grant Number
RPG-2016-306
RG81276
EP/P030548/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Materials Science
TORQUE
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
014406