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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
卷 98, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.98.115304
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) [16H02333, 17H06120]
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) [26103003]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/K03278X/1, EP/K032852/1]
- EPSRC
- EPSRC [EP/P022561/1, EP/R025770/1, EP/K032852/1, EP/K03278X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
We show direct evidence for the impact of Heusler/semiconductor interfaces atomic structure on the spin transport signals in semiconductor-based lateral spin-valve (LSV) devices. Based on atomic scale Z-contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy we show that atomic order/disorder of Co2FeAl0.5Si0.5 (CFAS)/n-Ge LSV devices is critical for the spin injection in Ge. By conducting a postannealing of the LSV devices, we find 90% decrease in the spin signal while there is no difference in the electrical properties of the CFAS/n-Ge contacts and in the spin diffusion length of the n-Ge layer. We show that the reduction in the spin signals after annealing is attributed to the presence of intermixing phases at the Heusler/semiconductor interface. First-principles calculations show how that intermixed interface region has drastically reduced spin polarization at the Fermi level, which is the main cause for the significant decrease of the spin signal in the annealed devices above 300 degrees C.
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