Large magnetoresis\-tance in ferromagnet / super\-con\-ductor La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$ / YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$ trilayers

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Abstract

We show magnetoresistance in excess of 1000{\%} in trilayers containing highly spin polarized La$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ manganite and high Tc superconducting YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7}$. This large magnetoresistance is reminiscent of the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) in metallic superlattices but with much larger values, and originates at spin imbalance due to the injection of spin polarized carriers. This result, aside from its fundamental importance, may be of interest for the design of novel spintronic devices based on F/S structures.

Authors

  • Jacobo Santamaria

    • GFMC. Depto. Fisica Aplicada III. U. Complutense
    • Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
  • Vanessa Pena

    • GFMC. Depto. Fisica Aplicada III. U. Complutense
  • Zouhair Sefrioui

    • Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
  • D. Arias

  • C. Leon

    • GFMC. Depto. Fisica Aplicada III. U. Complutense
  • J.L. Martinez

    • Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM-CSIC). 28049 Cantoblanco. Madrid.
  • S.G.E. te Velthuis

    • Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
    • Argonne National Laboratory
  • A. Hoffmann

    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA