Tunneling via individual electronic states in ferromagnetic nanoparticles

S Guéron, MM Deshmukh, EB Myers, DC Ralph - Physical review letters, 1999 - APS
Physical review letters, 1999APS
We measure electron tunneling via discrete energy levels in ferromagnetic cobalt particles
that are less than 4 nm in diameter, using nonmagnetic electrodes. Because of magnetic
anisotropy, the energy of each tunneling resonance shifts as an applied magnetic field
rotates the particle's magnetic moment. We see both spin-increasing and decreasing
tunneling transitions, but do not observe the spin degeneracy at small magnetic fields seen
previously in nonmagnetic materials. The tunneling spectrum is denser than predicted for …
Abstract
We measure electron tunneling via discrete energy levels in ferromagnetic cobalt particles that are less than 4 nm in diameter, using nonmagnetic electrodes. Because of magnetic anisotropy, the energy of each tunneling resonance shifts as an applied magnetic field rotates the particle's magnetic moment. We see both spin-increasing and decreasing tunneling transitions, but do not observe the spin degeneracy at small magnetic fields seen previously in nonmagnetic materials. The tunneling spectrum is denser than predicted for independent electrons, possibly due to spin-wave excitations.
American Physical Society
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