Atomic-scale analysis of interfaces in an all-oxide magnetic tunnel junction

J. L. Maurice; F. Pailloux; D. Imhoff; N. Bonnet; L. Samet; A. Barthelemy; J. P. Contour; C. Colliex; A. Fert

doi:10.1051/epjap:2003071

Atomic-scale analysis of interfaces in an all-oxide magnetic tunnel junction

J. L. Maurice
, F. Pailloux
, D. Imhoff
, N. Bonnet
, L. Samet
, A. Barthelemy
, J. P. Contour
, C. Colliex
, A. Fert

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We use High Resolution Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) together with Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) to analyze the crystallography and the chemical configuration of interfaces in a state-of-the-art La_2/3Sr_1/3MnO₃/SrTiO₃/ La_2/3Sr_1/3MnO₃ tunnel junction. EELS indicates that manganese ions keep their bulk valency up to the last atomic plane in contact with the insulator. Tunnel magnetoresistance however decreases with temperature faster than magnetisation in these samples. Quantitative HRTEM reveals some local departures from chemical abruptness at the interfaces, which could play a role in this decrease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215-221
Number of pages	7
Journal	EPJ Applied Physics
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap:2003071
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003

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