Room-temperature tunnel magnetoresistance in self-assembled chemically synthesized metallic iron nanoparticles.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We report on room temperature magnetoresistance in networks of chemically synthesized metallic Fe nanoparticles surrounded by two types of organic barriers. Electrical properties, featuring Coulomb blockade, and magnetotransport measurements show that this magnetoresistance arises from spin-dependent tunnelling, so the organic ligands stabilizing the nanoparticles are efficient spin-conservative tunnel barrier. These results demonstrate the feasibility of an all-chemistry approach for room temperature spintronics.