Abstract
We report anisotropic magnetoresistance in Pt|Y3Fe 5O12 bilayers. In spite of Y3Fe 5O12 being a very good electrical insulator, the resistance of the Pt layer reflects its magnetization direction. The effect persists even when a Cu layer is inserted between Pt and Y3Fe 5O12, excluding the contribution of induced equilibrium magnetization at the interface. Instead, we show that the effect originates from concerted actions of the direct and inverse spin Hall effects and therefore call it "spin Hall magnetoresistance."
Original language | English |
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Article number | 206601 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 May 2013 |