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Spin-accumulation in small ferromagnetic double barrier junctions

Arne Brataas, Yu. V. Nazarov, J. Inoue, Gerrit E. W. Bauer

cond-mat.mes-hallarXiv:cond-mat/9811179

Abstract

The non-equilibrium spin accumulation in ferromagnetic double barrier junctions is shown to govern the transport in small structures. Transport properties of such systems are described by a generalization of the theory of the Coulomb blockade. The spin accumulation enhances the magnetoresistance. The transient non-linear transport properties are predicted to provide a unique experimental evidence of the spin-accumulation in the form of a reversed current on time scales of the order of the spin-flip relaxation time.

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