Non-collinear Spin Valve Effect in Ferromagnetic Semiconductor Trilayers
arXiv:cond-mat/0607580 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.76.035324
Abstract
We report the observation of the spin valve effect in (Ga,Mn)As/p-GaAs/(Ga,Mn)As trilayer devices. Magnetoresistance measurements carried out in the current in plane geometry reveal positive magnetoresistance peaks when the two ferromagnetic layers are magnetized orthogonal to each other. Measurements carried out for different post-growth annealing conditions and spacer layer thickness suggest that the positive magnetoresistance peaks originate in a noncollinear spin valve effect due to spin-dependent scattering that is believed to occur primarily at interfaces.
To appear in Phys. Rev. B
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