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We present a computational study of the adhesive and structural properties of the Al/Al2O3 interfaces as building blocks of the Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) tunnel devices, where electron transport is accomplished via tunnelling mechanism…
Searching for novel antiferromagnetic materials with large magnetotransport response is highly demanded for constructing future spintronic devices with high stability, fast switching speed, and high density. Here we report a colossal…
Using spin waves we directly probe the interface of an exchange biased Ni$_{80}$Fe$_{20}$/Ir$_{25}$Mn$_{75}$ film which has been modified by the presence of an Au dusting layer. Combining this experimental data with a discretised simulation…
Two dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) realized at GaAs/AlGaAs single interfaces by molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) reach mobilities of about 15 million cm^2/Vs if the AlGaAs alloy is grown after the GaAs. Surprisingly, the mobilities may drop…
The theoretical modelling of metal-organic interfaces represents a formidable challenge, especially in consideration of the delicate balance of various interaction mechanisms and the large size of involved molecular species. In the present…
Spin injection and detection are very sensitive to the interface properties between ferromagnet and semiconductor. Because the interface properties such as a tunneling resistance can be chosen independently between the injection and…
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) is a key property of magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM). To increase areal density of MRAM it is important to find a way to enhance the PMA. Recently a strong enhancement of the PMA by…
Polarized neutron reflectivity measurements of a ferromagnetic [(LaMnO$_3$)$_{11.8}$/(SrMnO$_3$)$_{4.4}$]$_6$ superlattice reveal a modulated magnetic structure with an enhanced magnetization at the interfaces where LaMnO$_3$ was deposited…
We have studied the optical properties of the heavy-fermion compound UNi2Al3 at frequencies between 100 GHz and 1 THz (3 cm^-1 and 35 cm^-1), temperatures between 2 K and 300 K, and magnetic fields up to 7 T. From the measured transmission…
We report Au/Ag bimetallic nanocomposites as a highly sensitive plasmonic material. A unit approach via a three-dimensional numerical modeling is introduced to observe collective plasmon resonance in Au/Ag bimetallic nanocomposites as well…
We report on the observation of a Tc ~0.9 K superconductivity at the interface between LaAlO3 film and the 5d transition-metal oxide KTaO3(110) single crystal. The interface shows a large anisotropy of the upper critical field, and its…
Recent experiments in ferromagnetic atomic-sized contacts have shown that the anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) is greatly enhanced and has an asymmetric angular dependence as compared with that of bulk samples. The origin of these…
Graphene nanoribbon interconnects are fabricated, and the extracted resistivity is compared to that of Cu. It is found that the average resistivity at a given line-width (18nm<W<52nm) is about 3X that of a Cu wire, whereas the best GNR has…
The atomic number contrast imaging technique reveals an increase in intensity at interfaces of a high and low-density material in case of relatively thick samples. Elastic scattering factors and absorption coefficients are incorporated in a…
Low density two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) with spin-orbit coupling are highly sensitive to an in-plane magnetic field, which impacts their Fermi surfaces and transport properties. Such 2DEGs, formed at transition metal oxide…
We report perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in the half-metallic ferromagnetic Heusler alloy Co$_2$Fe$_{0.4}$Mn$_{0.6}$Si (CFMS) in a MgO/CFMS/Pd trilayer stack. PMA is found for CFMS thicknesses between 1 and 2 nm, with a magnetic…
The influence of a c(2x2) ordered interface alloy of 3d transition metals at the ferromagnet/nonmagnet interface on interlayer exchange coupling (IXC), the formation of quantum well states (QWS) and the phenomenon of Giant MagnetoResistance…
The heterointerfaces at complex oxides have emerged as a promising platform for discovering novel physical phenomena and advancing integrated sensing, storage, and computing technologies. Nevertheless, achieving precise control over a…
The determination of depth profiles across interfaces is of primary importance in many scientific and technological areas. Photoemission spectroscopy is in principle well suited for this purpose, yet a quantitative implementation for…
The electronic properties of interfaces between two different solids can differ strikingly from those of the constituent materials. For instance, metallic conductivity, and even superconductivity, have been recently discovered at interfaces…