Magnetoresistive properties of cold-pressed CrO<Subscript>2</Subscript> powder,prepared by hydrothermal synthesis

The resistive, magnetoresistive and magnetic properties of cold-pressed CrO₂, powder prepared by hydrothermal synthesis from chromic anhydride have been studied. The powder particles (with a mean diameter of about 120 nm) were nearly spherical. The particles stabilized with a β-CrOOH surface layer. The powder compact (with a Curie temperature of about 385 K) revealed nonmetallic temperature behavior of the resistance (with an R(T) dependence close to exponential at T < 20 K). A giant negative magnetoresistance (MR) (∼20% at T ≈ 5K) is found. MR decreased rapidly with an increase in temperature (to 0.3% at T > 200 K). Such MR behavior is shown to be typical of a system of magnetic grains with magnetic (spin-dependent) tunneling.     

双钙钛矿Sr_2CrWO_6的磁性与输运性质研究

研究了双钙钛矿Sr2 CrWO6的磁性和输运性质 .Sr2 CrWO6多晶在Ar气及真空气氛中经固相烧结而形成 .X射线衍射分析表明主相为Sr2 CrWO6,少量杂相为SrWO4 .热磁测量表明样品的居里温度为 480K左右 .电阻随温度降低而升高 ,类似于绝缘体 ,在外场 5T ,低温下 (2 5K)磁致电阻 (MR)可达 2 0 % ,但MR随温度升高而趋于零 .较大的矫顽力 (5 97× 10 4 A/m)以及低场部分MR H曲线偏离高场下的线性曲线显示样品可能有较强的磁各向异性     

High temperature magnetoresistance in (Co,CoFe and NiFe)/Cu/CoFe/IrMn spin-valves

The MR characteristics of temperature variations ranging from room temperature to 570 K for IrMn spin-valves which consist of free layer Co, CoFe and NiFe were studied. Co-SV had the highest MR value in all temperature ranges among them and even at 510 K the MR ratio held more than half of room temperature value. Whereas CoFe-SV had a slightly higher MR than NiFe-SV below 450 K, above 450 K CoFe-SV showed a lower MR ratio than NiFe-SV. MR loops of large coercivity such as CoFe free magnetic layer collapsed in the lower elevated temperature compared to NiFe and Co. Small coercivity of the free magnetic layer would be preferable to spin-valves.     

Magnetoresistance and exchange bias in high Mn content melt-spun Mn_(46)Ni_(42)Sn_(11)Sb_1 alloy ribbon

Highly textured Heusler alloy Mn_(46)Ni_(42)Sn_(11)Sb_1 ribbons were prepared by melt spinning. The annealed high Mn content Mn46Ni42Sn11Sb1 ribbon cross-section microstructure, crystal structure, martensitic transformation(MT), and magnetoresistance(MR) properties were investigated. The MR in the annealed ribbon was assessed by the magnetic field direction perpendicular to the ribbon surface with the magnetic field up to 30 k Oe. The large negative value of 25% for MR was obtained at 244 K. The exchange bias(EB) effects of the as-spun and annealed ribbons were investigated. After annealing, the EB effects have been improved by about 25 Oe at the temperature of 50 K. The magnetizations have increased approximately by 10% more than the as-spun ribbon.     

Comment on magnetism and superconductivity in rutheno cuprates: RuSr2GdCu2O8 and RuSr2Gd1.5Ce0.5Cu2O10

Both RuSr₂GdCu₂O_8-δ (Ru-1212) and RuSr₂Gd_1.5Ce_0.5Cu₂O_10-δ (Ru-1222) exhibits magnetism and superconductivity, as seen by magnetization vs. temperature behavior measured in 5 Oe field. Zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) magnetization data show branching at around 140 K and 100 K with a cusp at 135 K and 80 K and a diamagnetic transition around 20 K and 30 K in the ZFC part, for Ru-1212 and Ru-1222, respectively. The isothermal magnetization possesses a non-linear contribution due to a ferromagnetic component at low temperatures below 50 K for both samples. The resistance vs. temperature behavior of the samples in applied fields of 0, 3 and 7 T confirmed superconductivity, with a different type of broadening of the superconductivity transition under magnetic fields for Ru-1212 from that known for conventional high-T _c superconductors. The magnetoresistance (MR) is negative above the Ru magnetic ordering temperature at 135 K. Below the Ru magnetic ordering temperature, MR displays a positive peak at low fields and becomes negative at higher fields for Ru-1212. For Ru-1222, MR remains negative both above and below the ordering temperature. A maximum of 2% is observed for the negative MR value at the Ru magnetic ordering temperature. An electron diffraction pattern obtained for the Ru-1212 sample shows two types of superstructure: one has a weak spot at the centre of the a–b rectangle, and the other only along the b direction. Interestingly, Ru-1222 shows only clean a–b and a–c planes, without any superstructures.     

双钙钛矿Sr2CrWO6的磁性与输运性质研究

研究了双钙钛矿Sr₂CrWO₆的磁性和输运性质.Sr₂CrWO₆多晶在Ar气及真空气氛中经固相烧结而形成.X射线衍射分析表明主相为Sr₂CrWO₆,少量杂相为SrWO₄.热磁测量表明样品的居里温度为480K左右.电阻随温度降低而升高,类似于绝缘体,在外场5T,低温下(25K)磁致电阻(MR)可达20%,但MR随温度升高而趋于零.较大的矫顽力(5.97×1 关键词： 双钙钛矿氧化物 磁性质 磁致电阻     

Percolation effects in the conductivity and magnetoresistance of compacted chromium dioxide powder

The resistive and magnetoresistive properties of a submicron (120 nm) compacted CrO₂ powder with a Curie temperature of ∼385 K were investigated in the temperature range of 5–430 K for magnetic fields of up to 1.6 T. The specimen revealed a nonmetallic temperature dependence of resistance and high negative magnetoresistance (MR) (20%) in a low-temperature range. The MR magnitude rapidly decreased with an increase in temperature and was less than 0.3% for T > 200 K. Such MR behavior is shown to be characteristic for granular systems with spin-dependent intergranular tunneling. Some features of MR behavior in a low-temperature range (lower than 40 K) can be attributed to the percolation nature of the tunnel conductivity of such a granular system in the presence of a limited number of dominant conducting current paths.     

Giant room-temperature magnetoresistance in polycrystalline Zn(0.41)Fe(2.59)O4 with alpha-Fe2O3 grain boundaries

A tunneling-type magnetoresistance (MR) as large as 158% is observed at T = 300 K in a polycrystalline Zn0.41Fe2.59O4 sample, in which the Zn0.41Fe2.59O4 grains are separated by insulating alpha-Fe2O3 boundaries. The huge room-temperature MR is attributed to the high spin polarization of Zn(0.41)Fe(2.59)O4 grains and antiferromagnetic correlations between magnetic domains on both sides of the insulating alpha-Fe2O3 boundary. The MR exhibits strong temperature dependence below 100 K and its magnitude is enhanced to reach 1280% at 4.2 K, which may arise from the Coulomb blockade effect.     

Enhancing low-field magnetoresistance of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 films deposited on anodized aluminium-oxide membranes

In this paper we report a new method to fabricate nanostructured films, La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 （LCMO） nanostructured films have been fabricated by using pulsed electron beam deposition （PED） on anodized aluminium oxide （AAO） membranes, The magnetic and electronic transport properties are investigated by using the Quantum Design physics properties measurement system （PPMS） and magnetic properties measurement system （MPMS）. The resistance peak temperature （Tp） is about 85 K and the Curie temperature （To） is about 250 K for the LCMO film on an AAO membrane with a pore diameter of 20nm. Large magnetoresistance ratio （MR） is observed near Tp. The MR is as high as 85% under 1 T magnetic field. The great enhancement of MR at low magnetic fields could be attributed to the lattice distortion and the grain boundary that are induced by the nanopores on the AAO membrane.     

非简并p型Hg1-xMnxTe单晶(x>0.17)的负磁电阻机理研究

研究磁性半导体中负磁电阻产生机理对正确理解载流子与磁性离子间的sp-d磁交换作用 是非常重要的.通过变温(10---300 K)磁输运和变温(5---300 K)磁化率实验研究了一系列不同Mn含量 非简并p型Hg_1-xMn_xTe单晶(x>0.17)的负磁电阻和顺磁增强效应. 实验结果表明其负磁电阻与温度的关系和磁化率与温度的关系基本一致, 两者都包含一个呈指数型变化的温度函数exp(-K/T).根据磁性半导体的杂质能级理论, 非简并p型Hg_1-xMn_xTe单晶在低磁场范围内出现负磁电阻效应的主要物理机理 为外磁场的磁化效应使得受主杂质或受主型束缚磁极化子的有效电离能减小.     

Ag掺杂La-K-Mn-O非均匀多晶体系的电磁性质

用溶胶-凝胶方法制备了1/mAg₂O-La_0.833K_0.167MnO₃ (LKMO/Ag)系列样品，其中1/m代表Ag₂O和La_0.833K_0.167MnO₃(LKMO)的摩尔比，m=32，16，8，4和2. 研究了此系列样品的结构、磁性和输运特性. X射线衍射实验表明，LKMO/Ag是一个非均匀的系统，样品由磁性的钙钛矿相LKMO和金属Ag相组成. 由于Ag相的加入，在室温条件下，磁电阻效应明显增强. 在300 K, 0.5 T磁场下，m=4样品的磁电阻可以达到32%；5.5 T磁场下，其磁电阻可达64%. 而单纯的LKMO样品在相同条件下的磁电阻分别为10%和35%. 在低温下，加Ag样品的磁电阻效应反而减小，样品含Ag越多，磁电阻效应越小. 用非本征磁电阻(包括自旋极化隧穿和自旋相关散射)和本征磁电阻在不同温区对总磁电阻的相对贡献对此系列样品的磁电阻现象作了定性的解释. 关键词： 自旋极化隧穿 自旋相关散射 低场磁电阻 高场磁电阻     

Positive linear magnetoresistance in Fex–C1−x composites

A large positive magnetoresistance (MR) has been found in micro-sized Fe_x–C_1−x composites. At a magnetic field of 5 T, the Fe_0.2–C_0.8 composite has the largest MR, 53.8% and 190% at room temperature and at 5 K, respectively. The magnetic field dependence of the MR can be described approximately as MR∝Bⁿ, and the value of exponent n is determined by the Fe weight concentration and temperature, ranging from 1/4 to 6/4. It appears that Fe_x–C_1−x has a linear field dependence of the positive MR at different temperatures. The possible mechanism for the positive MR is discussed.     

Large magnetoresistance in Ni1–xVxS

Large magnetoresistance (MR) was observed in Ni_1−x V_xS(x=0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.08), MR=1530% at 268 K for x=0, MR=1180% at 255 K for x=0.02, MR=980% at 248 K for x=0.04, MR=810% at 224 K for x=0.06 and MR=490% at 198 K for x=0.08 in magnetic field 4 T. The large MR is due to magnetic field-induced magnetic and electrical transition from antiferromagnetic (AFM) nonmetal phase to paramagnetic (PM) metal phase.     

Asymmetric magnetoresistance in an exchange bias Co/CoO bilayer

Magnetoresistance (MR) measurements are carried out on a Co(8 nm)/CoO(3.5 nm) bilayer in the exchange bias (EB) state prepared by molecular beam epitaxy. With the applied magnetic field parallel to the current, the EB MR curves show an asymmetric behavior about the minimum, in contrast to the symmetric one for non-EB systems. We generalize a well-known analytical expression used for the field dependence of the MR of paramagnets. Our generalization incorporates coercivity and EB in a new phenomenological MR expression. Excellent fits of the latter to the experimental MR data are achieved, showing the way to use MR techniques for the quantitative characterization of EB systems. Furthermore, the temperature dependence of the EB field obtained from MR loops can be described with a power law, which yields a value of 96.6 K for the EB blocking temperature, which is significantly below the Néel temperature of 293 K for bulk CoO.     

Y_(0.125)Ca_(0.875)MnO_3体系的输运性质与铁磁自旋玻璃行为研究

研究了类稀土锰氧化物Y0.125Ca0.875MnO3的输运性质和磁特性。结果表明,外加磁场对体系的电输运性能有较大影响,在低温时样品表现出磁电阻效应。在外磁场的诱导下,随温度的降低,体系发生了明显的绝缘-金属(I-M)相变,并且在25K出现了类近藤现象。热磁测量表明零场冷(ZFC)和场冷(FC)的磁化强度曲线在118K出现分叉现象。测量了不同频率下的升降温过程的交流磁化率,结果显示在108K附近出现自旋玻璃态。     

The Kondo effect in reduced graphene oxide films

The influence of spin in reduced graphene oxide (RGO) is demonstrated through a temperature dependent metal–insulator transition in resistance (at ～30 K) as well as high field magneto‐resistance (MR) measurements. RGO samples, prepared using an unconventional organic acid reduction method, showed a quadratic temperature dependence of resistance at low temperatures, which changed to a logarithmic dependence at higher temperatures. Analysis of these features in RGO, combined with negative MR which scales with a Kondo characteristic temperature, establishes the interaction between conduction electrons propagating through intact graphene nano‐islands and localized magnetic moments found in disordered regions. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Spin‐dependent‐magnetoresistance control by regulation of heat treatment temperature for magnetite nano‐particle sinter

The control of spin‐dependent‐magnetoresistance by regulation of the heat treatment (HT) temperature for magnetite (Fe₃O₃) nano‐particle sinter (MNPS) has been studied. The average nano‐particle size in the MNPS is 30nm and the HT was carried out from 400°C to 800°C. The HT of the MNPS varies the coupling form between adjacent magnetite nano‐particles and the crystallinity of that. The measurements on electrical resistance (ER), magnetoresistance (MR) and magnetization were performed between 4K and 300K. The behavior of the ER and MR considerably changes at the HT temperature of ～600°C. Below ～600°C the ER indicates the variable‐range‐hopping conduction behavior and the MR shows the large intensity in a wide temperature region. Above ～600°C the ER shows the indication of the Verwey transition near 110K like a bulk single crystal and the MR designates the smaller intensity. We consider that below ～600°C the ER and MR are dominated by the grain‐boundary conduction and above ～600°C those are determined by the inter‐grain conduction. The magnetic field application to the grain‐boundary region is inferred to cause the large enhancement of the MR.     

Absence of traditional magnetoresistivity mechanisms in Sr(2)FeMoO(6) thin films grown on SrTiO(3), MgO and NdGaO(3) substrates

Magnetoresistive double perovskite Sr(2)FeMoO(6) thin films were grown with two different deposition pressures on SrTiO(3), MgO and NdGaO(3) substrates by pulsed laser deposition and thorough structural, magnetic and magneto-transport characterization was made. According to x-ray diffraction, all the films were phase pure and fully textured. Indication of substrate dependent strain and low angle grain boundaries was found, especially in films on MgO. Both the deposition pressure and the choice of the substrate have a strong influence on the saturation magnetization, M(s), and Curie temperature, T(C). The structural and magnetic data indicate the presence of anti-site disorder (ASD) in the films. The temperature dependence of resistivity showed semiconductive behaviour at temperatures below 100 K and metallic behaviour at higher temperatures. The semiconductive behaviour was found to increase with increasing ASD. In good quality films, up to 12% negative magnetoresistance (MR) was observed and films grown on MgO and NGO substrates also showed low field MR. However, the most significant observation of this study was that the magnetoresistivity of these Sr(2)FeMoO(6) thin films could not be explained with any traditional MR mechanism, but carried the clear signature of superposition of different mechanisms, in particular low angle grain boundary tunnelling and suppression of antiferromagnetically ordered domains under a magnetic field.     

Large magnetoresistance and field-induced transitions in Ni1-xS

Large magnetoresistance (MR) has been observed in Ni_{1- x} S (x=-0.02, -0.01, 0, 0.01, 0.02 and 0.03). The MR in a magnetic field of 4 T was found to be equal to 770% at 290 K for x=-0.02, 920% at 283 K for x=-0.01, 1530% at 268 K for x=0, 1040% at 230 K for x=0.01, 730% at 257 K for x=0.02 and 660% at 87 K for x=0.03. The large MR was found to be due to a magnetic field-induced magnetic and electrical transition from an antiferromagnetic (AFM) anomalous-metal phase to a paramagnetic (PM) metal phase. Received: 23 January 2001 / Accepted: 24 January 2001 / Published online: 27 June 2001     

Inter-particle spin-polarized tunneling in arrays of magnetite nanocrystals

Inter-particle spin-polarized tunneling was measured in an organically capped magnetite nanocrystal (NC) array deposited between 30 nm spaced gold electrodes. Magnetoresistance (MR) measurements performed around the blocking temperature (T_b) of the magnetic moments of the particles in the array, which was relatively high (220 K), yielded negative MR values of the order of 10-25% under moderate magnetic fields of several kOe. The field dependence of the MR followed closely the square of the film's magnetization and its voltage dependence indicated maximal spin polarization around the Fermi level. These findings suggested that the measured MR is the result of spin-polarized tunneling between individual magnetite NCs acting as superparamagnetic spin polarizers.