Voltage-Controlled ON-OFF-Switching of Magnetoresistance in FeOx/Fe/Au Aerogel Networks

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Contributors

  • Martin Nichterwitz - , Chemnitz University of Technology, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Karl Hiekel - , Chair of Physical Chemistry (Author)
  • Daniel Wolf - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Alexander Eychmüller - , Chair of Physical Chemistry (Author)
  • Karin Leistner - , Chemnitz University of Technology, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Voltage control of magnetoresistance (MR) in nanoscale three-dimensional (3D) geometries is interesting from a fundamental point of view and a promising route toward novel sensors and energy-efficient computing schemes. Magneto-ionic mechanisms are favorable for low-voltage control of magnetism and room-temperature operation, but magneto-ionic control of MR has been studied only for planar geometries so far. We synthesize a 3D nanomaterial with magneto-ionic functionality by electrodepositing an iron hydroxide/iron coating on a porous nanoscale gold network (aerogel). To enable maximum magneto-ionic ON-OFF-switching, the thickness of the coating is adjusted to a few nanometers by a self-terminating electrodeposition process. In situ magnetotransport measurements during electrolytic gating of these nanostructures reveal large reversible changes in MR, including ON-OFF-switching of MR, with a small applied voltage difference (1.72 V). This effect is related to the electrochemical switching between a ferromagnetic iron shell/gold core nanostructure (negative MR at the reduction voltage) and an iron oxide shell/gold core nanostructure (negligible MR at the oxidation voltage).

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-64
Number of pages10
JournalACS Materials Au
Volume4
Issue number1
Early online date18 Oct 2023
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jan 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 38221921

Keywords

Keywords

  • aerogel, electrodeposition, magneto-ionics, magnetoresistance, nanomagnetism, nanomaterials, voltage control of magnetism