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2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

SourcesTheoretical Design of Efficient Spin Sources

Planned Research

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Project AreaCreation and control of spin current
Project/Area Number 19048002
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Review Section Science and Engineering
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

SHIRAI Masafumi  東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 教授 (70221306)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) MIURA Yoshio  東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 助教 (10361198)
ABE Kazutaka  東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 助教 (00361197)
ODA Tatsuki  金沢大学, 理工研究域数物科学系, 教授 (30272941)
KIMURA Akio  広島大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 准教授 (00272534)
Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2010
Keywordsスピントロニクス / スピン流 / 第一原理計算 / ハーフメタル / 垂直磁気材料
Research Abstract

We carried out theoretical design of efficient spin sources on the basis of first-principles calculations in order to improve the output of magnetoresistive devices with use of highly spin-polarized materials (half metals) or perpendicularly magnetized materials and to improve the efficiency of spin injection into semiconductors. We successfully proposed the hetero-junctions which preserve high spin polarization even at the interfaces between half metals and non-magnetic materials. We elucidated the effects of atomic disorder or thermal fluctuation of spin configurations on spin-dependent transport properties. We also investigated the modulation of magnetic anisotropy by external electric field.

  • Research Products

    (21 results)

All 2011 2010 2009 2008 Other

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 12 results) Presentation (7 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] A comparative ab initio study on electric-field dependence of magnetic anisotropy in MgO/Fe/Pt and MgO/Fe/Au films2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Tsujikawa, S. Haraguchi, T. Oda, Y. Miura, M. Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: Vol.109, Article No.07C107 Pages: 1-3

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mechanism of large magnetoresistance in Co_2MnSi/Ag/Co_2MnSi devices with current perpendicular to the plane2010

    • Author(s)
      Y. Sakuraba, K. Izumi, T. Iwase, S. Bosu, K. Saito, K. Takanashi, Y. Miura, K. Futatsukawa, K. Abe, M. Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: Vol.82, Article No.094444 Pages: 1-5

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Role of electronic structure on martensitic phase transition of Ni_2Mn_<1+x>Sn_<1-x> studied by hard-x-ray photoelectron sprctroscopy and ab initio calculation2010

    • Author(s)
      M. Ye, A. Kimura, Y. Miura, M. Shirai, Y. Cui, K. Shimada, H. Namatame, M. Taniguchi, S. Ueda, K. Kobayashi, R. Kainuma, T. Shishido, K. Fukushima, T. Kanomata
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: Vol.104, Article No.176401 Pages: 1-4

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Interface structure of half-metallic Heusler alloy Co_2MnSi thin films facing an MgO tunnel barrier determined by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism2010

    • Author(s)
      T. Saito, T. Katayama, T. Ishikawa, M. Yamamoto, D. Asakura, T. Koide, Y. Miura, M. Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: Vol.81, Article No.144417 Pages: 1-6

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Finite electric field effects in the large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy surface Pt/Fe/Pt (001): A first-principles study2009

    • Author(s)
      M. Tsujikawa and T. Oda
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: Vol.102, Article No.247203 Pages: 1-4

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Low damping constant for Co_2FeAl Heusler alloy films and its correlation with density of states2009

    • Author(s)
      S. Mizukami, D. Watanabe, M. Oogane, Y. Ando, Y. Miura, M. Shirai, T. Miyazaki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: Vol.105, Article No.07D306 Pages: 1-3

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Absence of temperature dependence of the valence-band spectrum of Co_2MnSi2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Miyamoto, A. Kimura, Y. Miura, M. Shirai, M. Ye, Y. Cui, K. Shimada, H. Namatame, M. Taniguchi, Y. Takeda, Y. Saitoh, E. Ikenaga, S. Ueda, K. Kobayashi, T. Kanomata
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: Vol.79, Article No.100405 Pages: 1-4

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Half-metallic interface between a Heusler alloy and Si2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Abe, Y. Miura, Y. Shiozawa, and M. Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

      Volume: Vol.21, Article No.064244 Pages: 1-5

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Theoretical studies on spin-dependent conductance in FePt/MgO/FePt (001) magnetic tunnel junctions2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Taniguchi, Y. Miura, K. Abe, M. Shirai
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

      Volume: Vol.44 Pages: 2585-2588

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Half-metallic interface and coherent tunneling in Co_2YZ/Mg0/Co_2YZ (YZ=MnSi, CrAl) magnetic tunnel junctions: A first-principles study2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Miura, H. Uchida, Y. Oba, K. Abe, and M. Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: Vol.78, Article No.064416 Pages: 1-9

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Magnetic anisotropy of Fe/Pt (001) and Pt/Fe/Pt (001) using a first-principles approach2008

    • Author(s)
      M. Tsujikawa, A. Hosokawa, T. Oda
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: Vol.77, Article No.054413 Pages: 1-10

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of interfacial noncollinear magnetic structures on spin-dependent conductance in Co_2MnSi/MgO/Co_2MnSi magnetic tunnel junctions: A first-principles study

    • Author(s)
      Y. Miura, K. Abe, M. Shirai
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: (掲載決定)

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] A first-principles study on spin-flip scattering at interfaces of magnetic tunnel junctions with half-metal2010

    • Author(s)
      Y. Miura
    • Organizer
      International Conference of the Asian Union of Magnetics Society 2010
    • Place of Presentation
      Jeju Island, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2010-12-08
  • [Presentation] Computational design of half-metallic ferromagnets: The status quo and outlook2010

    • Author(s)
      M. Shirai
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Core Research and Engineering Science of Advanced Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      吹田市
    • Year and Date
      2010-06-03
  • [Presentation] ホイスラー合金を用いた高効率スピン源の理論設計2010

    • Author(s)
      白井正文
    • Organizer
      日本金属学会2010年春季(第146回)大会
    • Place of Presentation
      つくば市
    • Year and Date
      2010-03-30
  • [Presentation] Computational design of half-metallic ferromagnets2009

    • Author(s)
      M. Shirai
    • Organizer
      York University-Tohoku University Joint Seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台市
    • Year and Date
      2009-01-19
  • [Presentation] Half-metallic ferromagnets: The status quo and outlook2008

    • Author(s)
      M. Shirai
    • Organizer
      Hitachi Spintronics Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      国分寺市
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-20
  • [Presentation] Computational design of highly spin-polarized ferromagnet/semiconductor interfaces2008

    • Author(s)
      M. Shirai
    • Organizer
      CNSI-RIEC Workshop on Nanoelectronics, Spintronics and Photonics
    • Place of Presentation
      Santa Barbara, USA
    • Year and Date
      2008-10-09
  • [Presentation] 高スピン偏極ホイスラー合金からシリコンへのスピン注入の理論2008

    • Author(s)
      白井正文
    • Organizer
      2008年秋季第69回応用物理学会学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      春日井市
    • Year and Date
      2008-09-03
  • [Book] スピンエレクトロニクスの基礎と材料・応用技術の最前線 第15章高効率スピン源の理論設計2009

    • Author(s)
      白井正文
    • Total Pages
      173-182
    • Publisher
      シーエムシー出版
  • [Book] Epitaxial Ferromagnetic Films and Spintronic Applications Chap. 8. Firstprinciples calculations of half-metallic Heusler alloys: The effect of atomic disorder and interfaces2009

    • Author(s)
      M. Shirai, Y. Miura, K. Abe
    • Total Pages
      187-205
    • Publisher
      Research Signpost

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Published: 2013-07-31  

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