Bias-crafted magnetic tunnel junctions with bistable spin-dependent states

M. Bowen; J. L. Maurice; A. Barthélémy; P. Prod'homme; E. Jacquet; J. P. Contour; D. Imhoff; C. Colliex

doi:10.1063/1.2345592

Bias-crafted magnetic tunnel junctions with bistable spin-dependent states

M. Bowen
, J. L. Maurice
, A. Barthélémy
, P. Prod'homme
, E. Jacquet
, J. P. Contour
, D. Imhoff
, C. Colliex

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Abstract

The authors have observed stable, reversible two-resistance states with substantial tunneling magnetoresistances of opposite signs in La _0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/SrTiO₃/Co _1-xCr_x junctions. Electron energy loss spectroscopy studies reveal the segregation and oxidation of electrochemically reactive chromium at that interface, resulting in oxygen vacancies in the oxide barrier. Bias-induced switching between the two junction states is argued to reflect the incidence of these barrier defects at and near the electrically unstable SrTiO₃/Co_1-xCr_x interface. This affirms bias crafting as an additional lever in spintronic research across semiconducting spacers.

Original language	English
Article number	103517
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	89
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345592
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2006

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