This article reviews static and dynamic interfacial effects in magnetism, focusing on
interfacially driven magnetic effects and phenomena associated with spin-orbit coupling and …

Proximity effect, which is the coupling between distinct order parameters across interfaces of
heterostructures, has attracted immense interest owing to the customizable …

The Elliott-Yafet theory of spin relaxation in nonmagnetic metals predicts proportionality
between spin and momentum relaxation times for scattering centers such as phonons. Here …

The nonlocal spin valve (NLSV) enables unambiguous study of spin transport, owing to its
ability to isolate pure spin currents. A key principle of NLSV operation is that the “spin signal” …

Research in spintronics often involves generation of heat in nanoscale magnetic systems.
This heat generation can be intentional, as when studying effects created by an external …

The Elliott-Yafet spin relaxation mechanism posits linear proportionality between spin and
momentum lifetimes in low spin-orbit coupling nonmagnetic metals, and is widely accepted …

The temperature dependence of the spin diffusion length typically reflects the scattering
mechanism responsible for spin relaxation. Within nonmagnetic metals it is reasonable to …

Nonlocal spin valves (NLSVs) generate pure spin currents, providing unique insight into
spin injection and relaxation at the nanoscale. Recently it was shown that the puzzling low …

We theoretically analyze contributions from the Kondo effect to the spin polarization and spin
diffusion length in all-metal nonlocal spin valves. Interdiffusion of ferromagnetic atoms into …

Spin relaxation length is a fundamental material parameter that influences all aspects of spin
dependent transport. The ability to tune the spin relaxation length leads to novel spintronic …