Exchange Bias in La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/YFeO3 Ferromagnet/Antiferromagnet Multilayer Heterostructures

Paul Fourmont; Eunsoo Cho; Sylvain G. Cloutier; Caroline A. Ross

doi:10.1002/smll.202501644

Exchange Bias in La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃/YFeO₃ Ferromagnet/Antiferromagnet Multilayer Heterostructures

Paul Fourmont
, Eunsoo Cho
, Sylvain G. Cloutier
, Caroline A. Ross

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Exchange bias (EB), manifested as a hysteresis-loop offset after field-cooling, is demonstrated in perovskite-structured ferromagnet/antiferromagnet (La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃/YFeO₃)_n heterostructures grown on (100) SrTiO₃ substrates. Bilayer samples show an EB of 306 Oe at 50 K, whereas multilayers with five layers exhibit an exchange bias of up to 424 Oe at 50 K. A spin valve consisting of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃/SrTiO₃/La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃/YFeO₃ shows stable remanent configurations resulting from pinning of the upper La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ layer by the YFeO₃. In contrast, EB is not observed on (111)-oriented SrTiO₃ substrates due to interface roughening. These results demonstrate YFeO₃ as an alternative orthoferrite antiferromagnet compared to BiFeO₃ and LaFeO₃ for incorporation into exchange-biased heterostructures.

Original language	English
Article number	2501644
Journal	Small
Volume	21
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202501644
Publication status	Published - 26 May 2025

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exchange bias
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perovskite
spin-valve

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