Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2012-02-22
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
We demonstrate with first-principles electron transport calculations that large tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) and tunneling electroresistance (TER) effects can coexist in an all-oxide device. The TMR originates from the symmetry-driven spin filtering provided by the insulating BaTiO3 barrier to the electrons injected from SrRuO3. In contrast the TER is possible only when a thin SrTiO3 layer is intercalated at one of the SrRuO3/BaTiO3 interfaces. As the complex band-structure of SrTiO3 has the same symmetry than that of BaTiO3, the inclusion of such an intercalated layer does not negatively alter the TMR and in fact increases it. Crucially, the magnitude of the TER also scales with the thickness of the SrTiO3 layer. The SrTiO3 thickness becomes then a single control parameter for both the TMR and the TER effect. This protocol offers a practical way to the fabrication of four-state memory cells.
Archer Thomas
Caffrey Nuala Mai
Rungger Ivan
Sanvito Stefano
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