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Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volume 657, 5 February 2016, Pages 268-272
Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Voltage-controlled magnetoresistance of magnetite film in Fe3O4/Si structure at room temperature

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Highlights

  • The large low field negative MR ∼ 4% of Fe3O4 is achieved at 300 K and 500 Oe.

  • A voltage and angle dependence of MR is observed.

  • The MR originates from the amplification of the MR of Fe3O4 in the structure.

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the voltage-controlled magnetoresistance (MR) of Fe3O4/Si structure prepared with pulsed laser deposition. The temperature dependence of resistance and non-linear I–V curve at room temperature suggest that the measured resistance is strongly influenced by the applied voltage and/or the current. The MR was observed to be dependent upon both the applied voltage and the angle between the magnetic field and the current. A greatly magnified low field negative MR ∼ −4% was achieved at 300 K and 500 Oe up to 3.0 V in the Fe3O4/Si structure, which originated from the release of charge accumulation at the Fe3O4/Si interface under the applied magnetic field due to the negative MR of Fe3O4.

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51472064, 51172055, 51372056), NSF (DMR-0852862), UW SER, Science and Technology Innovation Talent Foundation of Harbin (2012RFXXG110), and Program for Innovation Research of Science in Harbin Institute of Technology (PIRS of HIT A201413).

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