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Determination of spin accumulations and spin currents is essential for a deep understanding of spin transport in nanostructures and further optimization of spintronic devices. So far, they are easily obtained using different approaches in nanostructures composed of few elements; however their calculation becomes complicated as the number of elements increases. Here, we propose a 1-D spin resistor approach to calculate analytically spin accumulations, spin currents and magneto-resistances in heterostructures. Our method, particularly applied to multi-terminal metallic nanostructures, provides a fast and systematic mean to determine such spin properties in structures where conventional methods remain complex.
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Torres, W.S., Marty, A., Laczkowski, P. et al. Calculation method of spin accumulations and spin signals in nanostructures using spin resistors. Eur. Phys. J. B 91, 37 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2018-80499-8
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