Title :
Mgnetoresistance in ballistic Ni nanocontact at 4.2K
Author :
Ienaga, Koichiro ; Nakashima, Naoya ; Inagaki, Yuji ; Kawae, Tatsuya ; Tsujii, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Quantum Phys., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
The magnetoresistance (MR) effect is studied in Ni atomic-sized contact at 4.2K. We show that the magnetostriction gives rise to a huge MR ratio by switching the direction of the magnetization axis.
Keywords :
enhanced magnetoresistance; magnetic switching; magnetisation; magnetostriction; nanocontacts; nanomagnetics; nickel; Ni; atomic-sized contact; ballistic nanocontact; magnetization axis; magnetoresistance effect; magnetostriction; temperature 4.2 K; Atomic-sized contact; Magnetostriction; Ni; magnetoresistance;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2010 - 2010 IEEE Region 10 Conference
Conference_Location :
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6889-8
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2010.5686404
