• Brinkman, Alexander
• Blank, David H. A.
• Zeitler, U.
• Rijnders, Guus
• Huijben, J.
• Zalk, M. Van
• Maan, J. C.
• Hilgenkamp, Hans
• Huijben, Mark

Abstract

The electronic reconstruction at the interface between two insulating oxides can give rise to a highly conductive interface1,2. Here we show how, in analogy to this remarkable interfaceinduced conductivity, magnetism can be induced at the interface between the otherwise non-magnetic insulating perovskites SrTiO3 and LaAlO3. A large negative magnetoresistance of the interface is found, together with a logarithmic temperature dependence of the sheet resistance. At lowtemperatures, the sheet resistance reveals magnetic hysteresis. Magnetic ordering is a key issue in solid-state science and its underlying mechanisms are still the subject of intense research. In particular, the interplay between localized magnetic moments and the spin of itinerant conduction electrons in a solid gives rise to intriguingmany-body effects such as Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida interactions3, the Kondo effect4 and carrier-induced ferromagnetism in diluted magnetic semiconductors5. The conducting oxide interface now provides a versatile system to induce and manipulate magnetic moments in otherwise non-magnetic materials.

Topics

• perovskite
• impedance spectroscopy