– The clear separation of the domain wall magnetoresistance from the anisotropic magnetoresistance has been successfully achieved by investigating the transversal magnetoresistance of individual (Co/Pt)10-nanowires. Since the magnetic easy axis of this nanowires is out of plane, the magnetization is always perpendicular to the current direction when applying a magnetic field transversally. Most...

We present the results of fieldand temperature-dependent resistivity r and magnetization M measurements which show that colossal magnetoresistance in semimetallic EuB6 is not associated with its bulk Curie temperature TC512.6 K, determined by a scaling analysis of M (H ,T), but with a second phase transition at TM515.5 K. We propose that metallization occurs at TM via the overlap of magnetic po...

Different types of angular magnetoresistance oscillations in quasi-one-dimensional layered materials, such as organic conductors (TMTSF)2X, are explained in terms of Aharonov-Bohm interference in interlayer electron tunneling. A two-parameter pattern of oscillations for generic orientations of a magnetic field is visualized and compared to the experimental data. Connections with angular magneto...

In a spin valve with current perpendicular to layers, the electrical resistance with antiparallel magnetic layers differs from the value with parallel layers, by an amount R. Also, above a certain critical value Ic, a dc current induces a precession of the magnetization in the free magnetic layer, through s-d exchange. Using a local mechanism where current-induced torques depend only on the spi...

Magnetoresistance is a multifaceted effect reflecting the diverse transport mechanisms exhibited by different kinds of plain materials and hybrid nanostructures; among other, giant, colossal, and extraordinary magnetoresistance versions exist, with the notation indicative of the intensity. Here we report on the superconducting magnetoresistance observed in ferromagnet/superconductor/ferromagnet...

The effects of lattice distortion on the physical properties of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 epitaxial films are investigated. Our results suggest that larger substrate-induced lattice distortion gives rise to larger zero-field resistivity and larger negative magnetoresistance. Similar effects are also observed in samples of different thicknesses and on the same substrate material, with larger resistivity an...

Polymer-assisted deposition method has been used to fabricate self-assembled epitaxial La0.67Ca0.33MnO3:NiO and La0.67Ca0.33MnO3:Co3O4 films on LaAlO3 substrates. Compared to pulsed-laser deposition method, polymer-assisted deposition provides a simpler and lower-cost approach to self-assembled composite films with enhanced low-field magnetoresistance effect. After the addition of NiO or Co3O4,...

Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) is demonstrated at terahertz (THz) frequencies by using terahertz time-domain magnetospectroscopy to examine vertically aligned nanocomposites (VANs) and planar thin films of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3. At the Curie temperature (room temperature), the THz conductivity of the VAN was dramatically enhanced by over 2 orders of magnitude under the application of a magnetic fiel...

Ni-Co/Cu multilayers have been grown by electrodeposition method from a single electrolyte (based on Ni(SO4).6H2O, Co(SO4).7H2O, Cu(SO4) and H3BO3) using galvanostatic control on titanium sublayers. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns confirmed the multilayered structure with the nanometer thicknesses. Also, electron diffraction x-ray (EDX)  analysis confirmed the purity of deposited samples. ...