Electrically controllable magnetoresistance switching in multifunctional organic based spin-valve devices

In this work a multifunctional organic spintronic device is demonstrated using Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminium (Alq3) based vertical spin valves with manganite and cobalt electrodes. The device showed a non-volatile electrical switching with dramatic effects on the spin transport behavior. The multifunctionality is illustrated together with a phenomenological model which explains the interplay between the electrical and magnetic bistability. (C) Selection and peer-review under responsibility of FET11 conference organizers and published by Elsevier B.V.