Spin manipulation in Co-doped ZnO.

نویسندگان

  • Qingyu Xu
  • Lars Hartmann
  • Shengqiang Zhou
  • Arndt Mcklich
  • Manfred Helm
  • Gisela Biehne
  • Holger Hochmuth
  • Michael Lorenz
  • Marius Grundmann
  • Heidemarie Schmidt
چکیده

We report the clearly observed tunneling magnetoresistance at 5 K in magnetic tunnel junctions with Co-doped ZnO as a bottom ferromagnetic electrode and Co as a top ferromagnetic electrode prepared by pulsed laser deposition. Spin-polarized electrons were injected from Co-doped ZnO to the crystallized Al2O3 and tunnelled through the amorphous Al2O3 barrier. Our studies demonstrate the spin polarization in Co-doped ZnO and its possible application in future ZnO-based spintronics devices.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 101 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008