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K T McCarthy1, A F Hebard, S B Arnason

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8440, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|April 12, 2003
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The capacitance of palladium-aluminum oxide-aluminum thin films changes quadratically with magnetic field strength. This behavior is explained by a model considering spin-dependent electron screening in palladium, linked to the Zeeman splitting of its electronic bands.

Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Materials science
  • Surface science

Background:

  • Capacitance measurements in thin-film structures provide insights into electronic properties.
  • Paramagnetic materials exhibit magnetic field-dependent electronic behavior.
  • Understanding electron screening is crucial for device performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the magnetic field dependence of capacitance in Pd-AlOx-Al thin-film structures.
  • To explore the role of spin-dependent electrochemical potential in electron screening.
  • To relate observed capacitance changes to the electronic band structure of palladium.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of palladium-aluminum oxide-aluminum (Pd-AlOx-Al) thin-film structures.
  • Measurement of capacitance as a function of applied magnetic field.

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  • Comparison of experimental results with a theoretical model incorporating spin-dependent effects.

    • Main Results:

    • Observed a quadratic dependence of capacitance on the magnetic field.
    • The results are consistent with a theoretical model including spin-dependent electrochemical potential.
    • The spin-dependent potential is linked to Zeeman splitting of narrow d bands in palladium.

    Conclusions:

    • The magnetic field dependence of capacitance in Pd-AlOx-Al structures is governed by spin-dependent electron screening.
    • Zeeman splitting of palladium's d bands plays a key role in this phenomenon.
    • Surface electronic band structure details are critical for quantitative agreement with the model.