Anisotropic Magnetoresistance components in (Ga,Mn)As

Details Anisotropic Magnetoresistance components in (Ga,Mn)As Anisotropic Magnetoresistance components in (Ga,Mn)As

2007-02-15

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0702357v2

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 3 figures. Phys. Rev. Lett. in press

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.147207

Our experimental and theoretical study of the non-crystalline and crystalline components of the anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) in (Ga,Mn)As is aimed at exploring the basic physical aspects of this relativistic transport effect. The non-crystalline AMR reflects anisotropic lifetimes of the holes due to polarized Mn impurities while the crystalline AMR is associated with valence band warping. We find that the sign of the non-crystalline AMR is determined by the form of spin-orbit coupling in the host band and by the relative strengths of the non-magnetic and magnetic contributions to the impurity potential. We develop experimental methods directly yielding the non-crystalline and crystalline AMR components which are then independently analyzed. We report the observation of an AMR dominated by a large uniaxial crystalline component and show that AMR can be modified by local strain relaxation. We discuss generic implications of our experimental and theoretical findings including predictions for non-crystalline AMR sign reversals in dilute moment systems.

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