Hysteretic magnetoresistance and thermal bistability in a magnetic two-dimensional hole system

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2011-06-29

arxiv.org/abs/1106.5832v1

Nature Physics 6, 955-959 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Scientific paper

10.1038/nphys1782

Colossal negative magnetoresistance and the associated field-induced insulator-to-metal transition, the most characteristic features of magnetic semiconductors, are observed in n-type rare earth oxides and chalcogenides, p-type manganites, n-type and p-type diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) as well as in quantum wells of n-type DMS. Here, we report on magnetostransport studies of Mn modulation-doped InAs quantum wells, which reveal a magnetic field driven and bias voltage dependent insulator-to-metal transition with abrupt and hysteretic changes of resistance over several orders of magnitude. These phenomena coexist with the quantised Hall effect in high magnetic fields. We show that the exchange coupling between a hole and the parent Mn acceptor produces a magnetic anisotropy barrier that shifts the spin relaxation time of the bound hole to a 100 s range in compressively strained quantum wells. This bistability of the individual Mn acceptors explains the hysteretic behaviour while opening prospects for information storing and processing. At high bias voltage another bistability, caused by the overheating of electrons10, gives rise to abrupt resistance jumps.

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