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Electron-Waves and Spin-Texture in Nanomagnets
Dragomir Davidovic
School of Physics
Georgia Tech
We present measurements of electron-interference effects on
resistance of Cobalt nanoparticles at low temperatures. We study
how electron-phases respond to different magnetization reversal
processes. The experimental technique involves tracing of
differential resistance peaks as a function of the applied magnetic
field and the bias voltage. Significant phase-shifts are generated when
domains are nucleated or annihilated. We explain
how these phase-shifts arise from the Berry phase. We show that
the electron-phase provides information not accessible by the
classical magnetoresistance in ferromagnets. |