@article{3041184e6a404c4cb2513afc3286bd28,
title = "Identification of transverse spin currents in noncollinear magnetic structures",
abstract = "A spinor transport theory was developed using the Boltzmann equation. The equations of motion for the distribution function for currents in noncollinear magnetic multilayers were derived. The spin polarization of the current can substantially deviate from the direction of the local magnetization within a few nanometers from the interface. It is observed that the electric field does not excite a transverse spin current in a magnetic layer in and of itself.",
author = "Jianwei Zhang and Levy, {Peter M.} and Shufeng Zhang and Vladimir Antropov",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Albert Fert for questioning the validity of ?>the spin diffusion model in this context, Ingrid Mertig ?>for identifying the magnetic component of the spinor band energy from ab initio calculations and together ?>with Peter Zahn for the band structure of Co and the Fermi velocity across the various sheets of the Fermi surface, and Asya Shpiro for comparing her results ?>from the spin diffusion model to those presented here. Numerous discussions with Andy Kent, Jerry Percus, Bob Richardson, and Tycho Sleator at NYU were very useful especially in developing the relevance of coherences in the context of transverse spin currents. This work done under a grant from the National Science Foundation (Grants No. DMR 0131883 and No. DMR 0314456). Ames Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department ?>of Energy by Iowa State University under Contract No. W-7405-82.",
year = "2004",
month = dec,
day = "17",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.256602",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "93",
journal = "Physical review letters",
issn = "0031-9007",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "25",
}