Experimental evidence of the spin dependence of electron reflections in magnetic CoFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}/Au/Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} trilayers
- CEMES-CNRS, Boite Postal 4347, 31055 Toulouse (France)
An original epitaxial system consisting of two ferrimagnetic insulator layers (CoFe{sub 2}O{sub 4} and Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4}) separated by a nonmagnetic metallic layer (Au) has been grown. The transport properties in the current in plane geometry indicate that the conduction of the CoFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}/Au/Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} trilayer takes place within the thin metallic layer. The giant magnetoresistance (GMR) observed (2.6% at 10 K) is associated to the switching from a parallel to an antiparallel configuration of the magnetization of the two ferrite layers and corresponds to the spin dependence of electron reflection at the interfaces with a large contribution of specular reflections. The increase of the GMR (5% at 10 K) in the symmetrical interface CoFe{sub 2}O{sub 4}/Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4}/Au/Fe{sub 3}O{sub 4} system and the effect of the interface roughness on the GMR confirm the presence of this spin-dependent specular reflection.
- OSTI ID:
- 20787995
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 73, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.104434; (c) 2006 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1098-0121
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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