中国物理B ›› 2012, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (10): 108508-108508.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/21/10/108508

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The effects of electric and magnetic fields on the current spin polarization and magnetoresistance in a ferromagnetic/organic semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/OSC/FM) system

王玉梅, 任俊峰, 原晓波, 窦兆涛, 胡贵超   

  1. College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
  • 收稿日期:2011-12-22 修回日期:2012-05-21 出版日期:2012-09-01 发布日期:2012-09-01
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10904083 and 10904084), the Shandong Provincial Distinguished Middle-Aged and Young Scientist Encourage and Reward Foundation, China (Grant No. BS2009CL008), and the Science and Technology Foundation for Institution of Higher Education of Shandong Province, China (Grant No. J09LA03).

The effects of electric and magnetic fields on the current spin polarization and magnetoresistance in a ferromagnetic/organic semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/OSC/FM) system

Wang Yu-Mei (王玉梅), Ren Jun-Feng (任俊峰), Yuan Xiao-Bo (原晓波), Dou Zhao-Tao (窦兆涛), Hu Gui-Chao (胡贵超)   

  1. College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
  • Received:2011-12-22 Revised:2012-05-21 Online:2012-09-01 Published:2012-09-01
  • Contact: Ren Jun-Feng E-mail:renjf@sdnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10904083 and 10904084), the Shandong Provincial Distinguished Middle-Aged and Young Scientist Encourage and Reward Foundation, China (Grant No. BS2009CL008), and the Science and Technology Foundation for Institution of Higher Education of Shandong Province, China (Grant No. J09LA03).

摘要: From experimental results of spin polarized injection and transport in organic semiconductors (OSCs), we theoretically study the current spin polarization and magnetoresistance under an electric and a magnetic field in a ferromagnetic/organic semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/OSC/FM) sandwich structure according to the spin drift-diffusion theory and Ohm's law. From the calculations, it is found that the interfacial current spin polarization is enhanced by several orders of magnitude through tuning the magnetic and electric fields by taking into account the specific characteristics of OSC. Furthermore, the effects of the electric and magnetic fields on the magnetoresistance are also discussed in the sandwich structure.

关键词: organic spintronics, spin diffusion and drift, current spin polarization, magnetoresistance

Abstract: From experimental results of spin polarized injection and transport in organic semiconductors (OSCs), we theoretically study the current spin polarization and magnetoresistance under an electric and a magnetic field in a ferromagnetic/organic semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/OSC/FM) sandwich structure according to the spin drift-diffusion theory and Ohm's law. From the calculations, it is found that the interfacial current spin polarization is enhanced by several orders of magnitude through tuning the magnetic and electric fields by taking into account the specific characteristics of OSC. Furthermore, the effects of the electric and magnetic fields on the magnetoresistance are also discussed in the sandwich structure.

Key words: organic spintronics, spin diffusion and drift, current spin polarization, magnetoresistance

中图分类号:  (Magnetoelectronics; spintronics: devices exploiting spin polarized transport or integrated magnetic fields)

  • 85.75.-d
72.25.Dc (Spin polarized transport in semiconductors) 72.25.Mk (Spin transport through interfaces) 75.47.-m (Magnetotransport phenomena; materials for magnetotransport)