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Disorder-induced magnetoresistance has been reported in a range of solid metals and semiconductors, however, the underlying physical mechanism is still under debate because it is difficult to experimentally control. Liquid metals, due to…
Two-dimensional magnets could potentially revolutionize information technology, but their potential application to cooling technology and magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in a material down to the monolayer limit remain unexplored. Herein, we…
We study current-driven magnetization switching in nanofabricated Ni84Fe16/Cu/Ni84Fe16 trilayers at 295 K and 4.2 K. The shape of the hysteretic switching diagram at low magnetic field changes from 295 K to 4.2 K. The reversible behavior at…
The quantum nanomagnets show interesting site-dependent magnetic properties as a function of the temperature and the external magnetic field. In the paper we present the results of calculations for a finite quantum spin ladder with two…
We report magnetoresistance measurements on a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) made from a high mobility GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure, where the externally applied magnetic field was expelled from regions of the semiconductor by means of…
The propensity of some materials and multilayers to have a magnetic field dependent resistance, called magnetoresistance, has found commercial applications such as giant magnetoresistance harddisk read heads. But magnetoresistance can also…
Modulation of stress anisotropy of magnetostrictive nanomagnets with strain offers an extremely energy-efficient method of magnetization reversal. The reversal process, however, is often incoherent and hence error-prone in the presence of…
Helical magnets are emerging as a novel class of materials for spintronics and sensor applications; however, research on their charge and spin transport properties in a thin film form is less explored. Herein, we report the temperature and…
The temperature dependent order parameter provides important information on the nature of magnetism. Using traditional methods to study this parameter in two-dimensional (2D) magnets remains difficult, however, particularly for insulating…
The reversal of the magnetization of crystals of molecular magnets that have a large spin and high anisotropy barrier generally proceeds below the blocking temperature by quantum tunneling. This is manifested as a series of controlled steps…
The interplay between intrinsic and surface/interface-induced magnetic anisotropies strongly in- fluences magnetization processes in nanomagnetic systems. We develop a micromagnetic theory to describe the field-driven reorientation in…
We have measured the magnetoresistance of stretched sheets of carbon nanotubes in temperatures ranging from 2 K to 300 K and in magnetic fields up to 9 T, oriented either perpendicular or parallel to the plane of the sheets. The samples…
Magnetic properties of MnAs were studied as a function of temperature with a superconducting interference device (5 K to 350 K), and atomic force microscopy/magnetic force microscopy (20 K to 360 K). Structural and magnetic properties of…
We report large anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) behaviours in single lateral (Ga,Mn)As nanoconstriction of up to 1300%, along with large multistable telegraphic switching. The nanoconstriction devices are fabricated using…
Magnetization and magnetoresistance measurements are reported for antiferromagnetically coupled DyFe$_2$/YFe$_2$ multilayers in fields up to 23 T. We demonstrate that the formation of short exchange springs (~ 2 nm) in the magnetically soft…
The tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) of a hexagonal array of dipolar coupled anisotropic magnetic nanoparticles is studied using a resistor network model and a realistic micromagnetic configuration obtained by Monte Carlo simulations.…
The giant magnetoresistance (GMR) of ferromagnetic bilayers with a superconducting contact (F1/F2/S) is calculated in ballistic and diffusive regimes. As in spin-valve, it is assumed that the magnetization in the two ferromagnetic layers F1…
Ferromagnetic behaviour has been observed experimentally for the first time in nanostructured Manganese. Ultrathin ($\sim$ 0.6 nm) Manganese nanosheets have been synthesized inside the two dimensional channels of sol-gel derived Na-4 mica.…
A potassium alumina borosilicate glass with the composition 13K2O*13Al2O3*16B2O3*43SiO2*15Fe2O3-x was melted using Fe2O3 as raw material. The melt was dumped from a Pt-crucible with a downpipe in water which resulted in the formation of…
We consider a nanoscale system consisting of Manganite-ferromagnet and Cuprate-superconductor multilayers in a spin valve configuration. The magnetization of the bottom Manganite-ferromagnet is pinned by a Manganite-antiferromagnet. The…