title: Hanle Magnetoresistance in Thin Metal Films with Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling.
abstract: We report measurements of a new type of magnetoresistance in Pt and Ta thin films. The spin accumulation created at the surfaces of the film by the spin Hall effect decreases in a magnetic field because of the Hanle effect, resulting in an increase of the electrical resistance as predicted by Dyakonov [Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 126601 (2007)]. The angular dependence of this magnetoresistance resembles the recently discovered spin Hall magnetoresistance in Pt/Y(3)Fe(5)O(12) bilayers, although the presence of a ferromagnetic insulator is not required. We show that this Hanle magnetoresistance is an alternative simple way to quantitatively study the coupling between charge and spin currents in metals with strong spin-orbit coupling.
authors.affiliation: CIC nanoGUNE, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Saül
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vélez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.|Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.|IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Vitaly N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Golovach
authors.affiliation: CIC nanoGUNE, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Amilcar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedoya-Pinto
authors.affiliation: CIC nanoGUNE, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Miren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isasa
authors.affiliation: CIC nanoGUNE, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Edurne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sagasta
authors.affiliation: Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.|Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abadia
authors.affiliation: Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.|Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rogero
authors.affiliation: CIC nanoGUNE, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.|IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Hueso
authors.affiliation: Centro de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.|Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: F Sebastian
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Bergeret
authors.affiliation: CIC nanoGUNE, 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.|IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.
authors.forename: Fèlix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Casanova