Magnetoresistance and magnetic properties of epitaxial magnetite thin films
Magnetoresistance and magnetic properties of epitaxial magnetite thin films
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.56.5096
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发表时间:
1997-09-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Dravid, VP
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作者:
Gong, GQ;Gupta, A;Dravid, VP
The magnetotransport and magnetic properties of epitaxial Fe3O4 thin films grown on (001)-oriented MgO substrates by pulsed-laser deposition have been investigated. The magnetoresistance (MR) exhibits a peak around the Verwey transition (T-nu) as has also been reported previously for single crystals. Additionally, we have observed that the MR increases monotonically below 100 K with decreasing temperature. MR values as high as 32% have been observed for a 6600-Angstrom-thick film at 60 K under a 4-T field. The enhanced low-temperature MR is attributed to a magnetic-field-dependent activation energy for electron hopping transport.