Penetration depth and absorption mechanisms of spin currents in Ir$_{80}$Mn$_{20}$ and Fe$_{50}$Mn$_{50}$ polycrystalline films by ferromagnetic resonance and spin pumping
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Abstract
Spintronics relies on the spin dependent transport properties of ferromagnets (F). Although antiferromagnets (AF) are used for their magnetic properties only, some fundamental F-spintronics phenomena like spin transfer torque, domain wall motion and tunnel anisotropic magnetoresistance also occur with AF, thus making AF-spintronics attractive. Here, room temperature penetration depths of spin currents in Ir$_{80}$Mn$_{20}$ and Fe$_{50}$Mn$_{50}$ are determined by F-resonance and spin pumping. We find unlike values in these AF, originating from different absorption mechanisms: dephasing and spin flipping.