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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JKMS.2008.18.4.154

Large Magneto-Resistance in Magnetite Nanoparticles  

Jang, Eun-Young (Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University)
Lee, Nyun-Jong (Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University)
Choi, Deung-Jang (Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Tae-Hee (Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University)
Abstract
Magnetite($Fe_3O_4$) is currently one of key materials for applications in magnetic storage and many bioinspired applications because bulk $Fe_3O_4$ has a high Curie temperature($Tc={\sim}850K$) and nearly full spin polarization at room temperature(RT). In this work, $Fe_3O_4$ nanoparticles with different sizes of 12 to 15 nm were prepared in a well-controlled manner by a nonhydrolytic synthetic method. Here, we report the significant intergrain magneto-resistance(MR) of ${\sim}2%$ at RT in $Fe_3O_4$ nanoparticle pellets. The tunneling conductance was also investigated based on the Brinkman model, as well. Our results show clearly that the surface or interfacial property of the particles plays a crucial role in the MR effect.
Keywords
spin-polarized tunneling; nanoparticles; magnetite; magneto-reistance;
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