Transverse barrier formation by electrical triggering of a metal-to-insulator transition
Application of an electric stimulus to a material with a metal-insulator transition can trigger a large resistance change. Resistive switching from an insulating into a metallic phase, which typically occurs by the formation of a conducting filament parallel to the current flow, is a highly active r...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature communications 2021-09, Vol.12 (1), p.5499-5499, Article 5499 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Application of an electric stimulus to a material with a metal-insulator transition can trigger a large resistance change. Resistive switching from an insulating into a metallic phase, which typically occurs by the formation of a conducting filament parallel to the current flow, is a highly active research topic. Using the magneto-optical Kerr imaging, we found that the opposite type of resistive switching, from a metal into an insulator, occurs in a reciprocal characteristic spatial pattern: the formation of an insulating barrier perpendicular to the driving current. This barrier formation leads to an unusual N-type negative differential resistance in the current-voltage characteristics. We further demonstrate that electrically inducing a transverse barrier enables a unique approach to voltage-controlled magnetism. By triggering the metal-to-insulator resistive switching in a magnetic material, local on/off control of ferromagnetism is achieved using a global voltage bias applied to the whole device.
Resistive switching usually occurs by the formation of conducting filaments in the direction of current flow. Here the authors study an intriguing type of volatile metal-to-insulator resistive switching in (La,Sr)MnO
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 2041-1723 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-021-25802-1 |