Andreev reflection: A new means to determine the spin polarization of ferromagnetic materials
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We have developed a simple method to measure the transport spin polarization of ferromagnetic materials. This technique relies on the fact that the Andreev reflection process at the interface between a superconductive and normal is influenced by the spin polarization P of the normal metal. In a very short time we have been able to measure the spin polarization of several metals: NixFe12x , Ni, Co, Fe, NiMnSb, La0.7Sr0.3MnO3, and CrO2, whose spin polarization ranges from 35% to 90%. Our results compare well with other methods for measuring P. © 1999 American Institute of Physics. @S0021-8979~99!25208-5#
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تاریخ انتشار 1999