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Fabrication of a Spin-Polarized Electron Source with a Single Magnetite Whisker

Morihiro Okada^1,2, Shigekazu Nagai³, Youichiro Neo², Koichi Hata³, and Hidenori Mimura²

(Received November 26, 2008; accepted January 17, 2009; published online June 22, 2009)

<110>-oriented single crystal magnetite whiskers 30 to 200 nm in diameter were synthesized on a stainless steel plate by means of the combustion flame thermal oxidation process. Microscopic analyses have revealed that the whiskers have some defects such as stacking faults and dislocations and also that manganese is the dominant impurity. A spin-polarized electron source with a single magnetite whisker was fabricated by using a micro-sampling instrument in a focused ion beam (FIB) system. The spin polarization of this sample was measured by using a Mott electron polarimeter and was found to be 15% at room temperature.

URL: http://jjap.jsap.jp/link?JJAP/48/06FE07/
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.48.06FE07

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