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Considering the effect of the interface spin-flip scattering, the spin-injection across ferro-magnet/nonmagnetic-semiconductor/ferro magnet heterostuctures with finite size was explored theoretically. Due to the fact that interfacial spin-flip scattering leads to spin-memory losses at the interfaces, the spin-up component of spin-polarized current could not be continuous across the interface. It is found that when the spin injection efficiency varies from zero to unity, the tunneling magnetoresistance of the ferromagnet/nonmagnetic-semiconductor/ferromagnet junction presents two orders of changes in magnitude, which reflects the fact that the spin-flip scattering at the interface directly affects the tunneling magnetoresistance of ferrom agnet/nonmagnetic-semiconductor/ferromagnet.
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Journal of Functional Materials and Devices
ISSN: 1007-4252
Year: 2009
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Page: 327-331
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