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Emergent Spin Filter at the Interface between Ferromagnetic and Insulating Layered Oxides.
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Article
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*FERROMAGNETIC materials
*OXIDES
*MAGNETORESISTANCE
*ELECTRIC resistance
*THERMAL insulation
*PHYSICAL sciences
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0031-9007
Abstract
We report a strong effect of interface-induced magnetization on the transport properties of magnetic tunnel junctions consisting of ferromagnetic manganite La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 and insulating cuprate PrBa2Cu3O7. Contrary to the typically observed steady increase of the tunnel magnetoresistance with decreasing temperature, this system exhibits a sudden anomalous decrease at low temperatures. Interestingly, this anomalous behavior can be attributed to the competition between the positive spin polarization of the manganite contacts and the negative spin-filter effect from the interface-induced Cu magnetization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]