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Magnetoresistance in Spin Valves Based on Organic Semiconductors with Ferromagnetic Electrodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Hirokazu Tada ,
Motoyasu Kakita ,
Tomonori Ikegami ,
Tomohiro Nagano ,
Iwao Kawayama  and
Masayoshi Tonouchi
Hirokazu Tada
Affiliation:
tada@mp.es.osaka-u.ac.jp, Osaka University, Department of Materials Physics, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, N/A, Japan, +81-6-6850-6430, +81-6-6850-6430
Motoyasu Kakita
Affiliation:
kakita@molectronics.jp, Osaka University, Department of Materials Physics, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, 560-8531, Japan
Tomonori Ikegami
Affiliation:
ikegami@molectronics.jp, Osaka University, Department of Materials Physics, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, 560-8531, Japan
Tomohiro Nagano
Affiliation:
nagano@molectronics.jp, Osaka University, Department of Materials Physics, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, 560-8531, Japan
Iwao Kawayama
Affiliation:
kawayama@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp, Osaka University, Institute of Laser Engineering, 2-6 Yamadagaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
Masayoshi Tonouchi
Affiliation:
tonouchi@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp, Osaka University, Institute of Laser Engineering, 2-6 Yamadagaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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Abstract

We have prepared layered sandwich structures composed of Co / organic materials / La0.67Sr0.33MnO3 and measured the magnetic field effect on electrical resistance. We inserted various OMs including pentacene, C60, 8-hydroxy-quinoline aluminum and titanyl-phthalocyanine with a thickness in the range from 200 nm to 1,000 nm. All devises prepared showed clear spin-valve characteristics with magneto-resistance (MR) ratios of approximately a few to 10% at low temperature. It was found that spins were transported in rather thick organic films, and the polarity of MR depended upon materials inserted and their film thickness.

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organicspintronicelectrical properties

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1033: Symposium J – Spin-Injection and Spin-Transfer Devices , 2007 , 1033-J04-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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