The current–voltage relations and magnetotransport
properties
of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/Si-nanotips and
La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/Si-film junctions
are studied, revealing that their transport properties are dominated
by various mechanisms depending on temperature and bias voltage. A
giant positive magnetoresistance (PMR) of ∼200% is observed
at 40 K in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/Si-nanotips
junction. The temperature dependence of resistance in the presence
of magnetic field suggests the origin of giant PMR to be the strong
electron–electron interaction and electron–magnon scattering.
Interestingly, such behavior is not observed in regular La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/Si-film junction, implying that the
coupling between spin and charge could be greatly enhanced at the
interface of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 and Si
nanotips.