Table 1 Summary of the TC and spin polarization in various FM/semiconductor materials

From: Emerging ferromagnetic materials for electrical spin injection: towards semiconductor spintronics

FM injector

Heterojunction structure

TC (K)

Spin polarization

Characterization of P

Main applications

Refs.

CoMnSi

CoMnSi/Al2O3/CoFeSi

985

61% at 10 K

Julliere’s formula

MRAM

45

Co2FeAlxSi1-x

Co2FeAlxSi1-x/GaN

1100 ± 20

20% at 300 K

nonlocal Hanle Signal

spin lasers

157

Ga1-xMnxAs

Ga1-xMnxAs/GaAs

190

80% at 4.6 K

oblique Hanleeffect technique

light-emitting diode (LED)

60,67

Mn5Ge3

Mn5Ge3/Ge

296

42 ± 5% at 1.2 K

Andreev reflection spectroscopy

spin computing circuits

27,28

Fe3Si

Fe3Si/Si

803

7-30% at 300 K

Nonlocal lateral spin Valve signal

spin computing circuits

158

Fe3GeTe2

Fe3GeTe2/hBN/ Fe3GeTe2

≤220

66% at 4.2 K

Julliere’s formula

MRAM

114,117,139

Fe5GeTe2

Fe5GeTe2/graphene

310

1.2-44.9% at 300 K

Nonlocal lateral spin Valve signal

spin computing circuits

159

Co

Co/TiOx/ graphene

1400

12.5% at 300 K

Fert-Jaffres calculations

spin computing circuits

30

CoFe

CoFe/MgO/Si

1250

43% at 300 K

Nonlocal Hanle signal

spin computing circuits

160