Transport through (Ga, Mn) As nanoislands: Coulomb blockade and temperature dependence of the conductance
(2009) In Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics) 80(12).- Abstract
- We report on magnetotransport measurements of nanoconstricted (Ga, Mn) As devices showing very large resistance changes that can be controlled by both an electric and a magnetic field. Based on the bias voltage and temperature-dependent measurements down to the millikelvin range we compare the models currently used to describe transport through (Ga, Mn) As nanoconstrictions. We provide an explanation for the observed spin-valvelike behavior during a magnetic field sweep by means of the magnetization configurations in the device. Furthermore, we prove that Coulomb blockade plays a decisive role for the transport mechanism and show that modeling the constriction as a granular metal describes the temperature and bias dependence of the... (More)
- We report on magnetotransport measurements of nanoconstricted (Ga, Mn) As devices showing very large resistance changes that can be controlled by both an electric and a magnetic field. Based on the bias voltage and temperature-dependent measurements down to the millikelvin range we compare the models currently used to describe transport through (Ga, Mn) As nanoconstrictions. We provide an explanation for the observed spin-valvelike behavior during a magnetic field sweep by means of the magnetization configurations in the device. Furthermore, we prove that Coulomb blockade plays a decisive role for the transport mechanism and show that modeling the constriction as a granular metal describes the temperature and bias dependence of the conductance correctly and allows to estimate the number of participating islands located in the constriction. (Less)
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- Schlapps, Markus ; Lermer, Teresa ; Geissler, Stefan ; Neumaier, Daniel ; Sadowski, Janusz LU ; Schuh, Dieter ; Wegscheider, Werner and Weiss, Dieter
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- American Physical Society
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- wos:000270383300097
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- 1098-0121
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- 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.125330
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- English
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abstract = {{We report on magnetotransport measurements of nanoconstricted (Ga, Mn) As devices showing very large resistance changes that can be controlled by both an electric and a magnetic field. Based on the bias voltage and temperature-dependent measurements down to the millikelvin range we compare the models currently used to describe transport through (Ga, Mn) As nanoconstrictions. We provide an explanation for the observed spin-valvelike behavior during a magnetic field sweep by means of the magnetization configurations in the device. Furthermore, we prove that Coulomb blockade plays a decisive role for the transport mechanism and show that modeling the constriction as a granular metal describes the temperature and bias dependence of the conductance correctly and allows to estimate the number of participating islands located in the constriction.}},
author = {{Schlapps, Markus and Lermer, Teresa and Geissler, Stefan and Neumaier, Daniel and Sadowski, Janusz and Schuh, Dieter and Wegscheider, Werner and Weiss, Dieter}},
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number = {{12}},
publisher = {{American Physical Society}},
series = {{Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)}},
title = {{Transport through (Ga, Mn) As nanoislands: Coulomb blockade and temperature dependence of the conductance}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.80.125330}},
doi = {{10.1103/PhysRevB.80.125330}},
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