(Fe,Mn)_3O_4 Nanochannels Fabricated by AFM Local-Oxidation Nanolithography using Mo/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Nanomasks

摘要

Spintronic devices are currently investigated using a broad variety of geometries and materials, from inorganic compounds up to molecular systems. Half-metals are good candidates for achieving 100% spin-polarized current sourcing; among predicted half-metals, magnetite (Fe3O4) is the most promising compound for room-temperature applications because it exhibits the highest ferromagnetic transition temperature (850 K).