Emergent spin filter at the interface between ferromagnetic and insulating layered oxides

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 111, Issue 24, 2013, Pages

  Liu, Yaohua ^a   Cuellar, F A ^b   Sefrioui, Z ^b   Freeland, J W ^c   Fitzsimmons, M R ^d   Leon, C ^b   Santamaria, J ^b   Te Velthuis, S G E ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Campus Moncloa   (Spain)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR; CUPRATES; FERROMAGNETIC MANGANITES; LAYERED OXIDES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION; SPIN FILTERS; TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE;

FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIZATION; MANGANESE OXIDE; MANGANITES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUNNELLING MAGNETORESISTANCE;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84890424134     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.247203     Document Type: Article

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