Abstract
We show magnetoresistance in excess of 1000% in trilayers containing highly spin-polarized and high- superconducting . 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. Furthermore, in contrast to ordinary GMR, the magnetoresistance is intimately related to the superconductivity in the layer and vanishes in the normal state. This result, aside from its fundamental importance, may be of interest for the design of novel spintronic devices based on ferromagnet/superconductor structures.
- Received 19 April 2004
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.057002
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