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Coexistence of exchange bias effect and giant magnetoresistance in a Ni/NiO nanogranular sample.
- Source :
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Journal of Applied Physics . Aug2011, Vol. 110 Issue 4, p043922. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- We have studied the coexistence of exchange bias (EB) effect and spin-dependent magnetotransport in a Ni/NiO nanogranular sample by measuring the magnetization (M) and the magnetoresistance (MR) versus the magnetic field (H) in the 5-250 K temperature (T) range, both in zero-field-cooling (ZFC) and field-cooling (FC) conditions. The sample consisted of Ni nanocrystallites (mean size ∼13 nm) dispersed in a NiO matrix; the Ni volume fraction was ∼33%, above the percolation threshold for electrical conductivity, as revealed by the low resistivity (order of 10-3 Ωm) and by its growth with increasing T. The EB and magnetotransport phenomena appear strictly intertwined: the FC M(H) and MR(H) loops exhibit a similar horizontal shift, corresponding to an exchange field of ∼460 Oe at T = 5 K, which decreases with increasing T and disappears at ∼200 K. Both the EB and the magnetotransport properties have been explained, considering the presence of a structurally disordered component of the NiO matrix around the Ni nanocrystallites, whose spin-glass-like magnetic character rules the interface exchange interaction with the Ni phase and the spin-dependent conductivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00218979
- Volume :
- 110
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65108594
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3626063