Published October 24, 2005 | Version v1
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Anisotropic magnetoresistance and spin polarization of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3 superlattices

  • 1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Da-Yeh University, Chang-Hwa 515, Taiwan (China)

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The crystalline structure, anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), and magnetization of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/SrTiO3 (LSMO/STO) superlattices grown by a rf sputtering system are systematically analyzed to study the spin polarization of manganite at interfaces. The presence of positive low-temperature AMR in LSMO/STO superlattices implies that two bands of majority and minority character contribute to the transport properties, leading to a reduced spin polarization. Furthermore, the magnetization of superlattices follows the T3/2 law and decays more quickly as the thickness ratio dSTO/dLSMO increases, corresponding to a reduced exchange coupling. The results clearly show that the spin polarization is strongly correlated with the influence of interface-induced strain on the structure

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Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
87
Journal Issue
17
Journal Page Range
p. 172503-172503.3
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

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