Magnetoresistance manipulation and sign reversal in Mn-doped ZnO nanowires

Sapkota, Keshab R.; Chen, Weimin; Maloney, F. Scott; Poudyal, Uma; Wang, Wenyong

doi:10.1038/srep35036

Title: Magnetoresistance manipulation and sign reversal in Mn-doped ZnO nanowires

Journal Article · Fri Oct 14 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep35036· OSTI ID:1393430

Sapkota, Keshab R. ^[1]; Chen, Weimin ^[1]; Maloney, F. Scott ^[1]; Poudyal, Uma ^[1]; Wang, Wenyong ^[1]

Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

We report magnetoresistance (MR) manipulation and sign reversal induced by carrier concentration modulation in Mn-doped ZnO nanowires. At low temperatures positive magnetoresistance was initially observed. When the carrier concentration was increased through the application of a gate voltage, the magnetoresistance also increased and reached a maximum value. However, further increasing the carrier concentration caused the MR to decrease, and eventually an MR sign reversal from positive to negative was observed. An MR change from a maximum positive value of 25% to a minimum negative value of 7% was observed at 5 K and 50 KOe. The observed MR behavior was modeled by considering combined effects of quantum correction to carrier conductivity and bound magnetic polarons. Finally, this work could provide important insights into the mechanisms that govern magnetotransport in dilute magnetic oxides, and it also demonstrated an effective approach to manipulating magnetoresistance in these materials that have important spintronic applications.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-10ER46728; SC0004981

OSTI ID:: 1393430

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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