Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 1834 - 1837 (1999)

Spin Hall Effect

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J. E. Hirsch
Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0319

Received 24 February 1999

It is proposed that when a charge current circulates in a paramagnetic metal a transverse spin imbalance will be generated, giving rise to a “spin Hall voltage.” Similarly, it is proposed that when a spin current circulates a transverse charge imbalance will be generated, giving rise to a Hall voltage, in the absence of charge current and magnetic field. Based on these principles we propose an experiment to generate and detect a spin current in a paramagnetic metal.

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v83/p1834
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1834
PACS: 72.15.Gd, 73.61.At

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 1834 - 1837 (1999)

Spin Hall Effect

PRL Celebrates 50 Years