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Magnetotransport and Interface Magnetism in Manganite Heterostructures: Implications for Spin Polarized Tunneling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Moon-Ho Jo ,
N.D. Mathur ,
J.E. Evetts  and
M.G. Blamire
Moon-Ho Jo
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
N.D. Mathur
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
J.E. Evetts
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
M.G. Blamire
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The electronic and magnetic structure at surfaces and interfaces in mixed valence manganites is an active area of research. To study localized properties of interface magnetism in heterostructures we have conducted both current in-plane and current perpendicular-plane measurements in multilayers and trilayer tunnel junctions, respectively. Initial study of the transport in multilayers, consisting of alternating La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 and SrTiO3 with different layer thickness provided information on vertical inhomogeniety in the manganite layers and disordered interfaces. Issues of lattice mismatched strain, structural inhomogeniety were addressed. Trilayer tunnel junctions have been fabricated with the aim of correlating tunneling magnetoresistance to the interface magnetism deduced from multilayer measurements. We describe devices incorporating a novel barrier material which have yielded single domain switchings and very high TMR values above 77 K.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 602: Symposium JJ – Magnetoresistive Oxides & Related Materials , 1999 , 3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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