Current dependence of grain boundary magnetoresistance in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 films
- 29 July 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 86 (4) , 2173-2177
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.371026
Abstract
We prepared epitaxial ferromagnetic manganite films on 45° bicrystal substrates by pulsed laser ablation. Their low- and high-field magnetoresistance (MR) was measured as a function of magnetic field, temperature and current. At low temperatures hysteretic changes in resistivity up to 70% due to switching of magnetic domains at the coercitive field are observed. The strongly nonohmic behavior of the current–voltage leads to a complete suppression of the MR effect at high bias currents with the identical current dependence at low and high magnetic fields. We discuss the data in view of tunneling and mesoscale magnetic transport models and propose an explicit dependence of the spin polarization on the applied current in the grain boundary region.All Related Versions
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