Phys. Rev. B 66, 113402 (2002) - Spin filtering by ferromagnetic nanowires

Spin filtering by ferromagnetic nanowires

A. T. Costa, Jr. and R. B. Muniz

Phys. Rev. B 66, 113402 – Published 10 September 2002

Abstract

We show that electrical current flowing through nanowires made of ferromagnetic disordered alloys can become highly spin-polarized.

Received 5 April 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.66.113402

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

A. T. Costa, Jr.^*

Centre for Quantum Computation, University of Oxford, Parks Road OX1 3PU, Oxford, United Kingdom

R. B. Muniz^†

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697

^*Permanent address: Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-000 Lavras, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: a.costa@qubit.org
^†Permanent address: Instituto de Fí sica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, 24210-340 Niterói, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: rbechara@duey.ps.uci.edu

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Vol. 66, Iss. 11 — 15 September 2002

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