Chirality-induced magnetoresistance in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite semiconductors

TL;DR

This study demonstrates room-temperature chirality-induced spin selectivity in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite semiconductors, achieving over 100% magnetoresistance in spin valves, revealing a strong link between structure and spintronic properties.

Contribution

It reports the first large CISS-induced magnetoresistance in hybrid perovskites at room temperature, highlighting the role of interfacial spin-selective tunneling and structure-property relationships.

Findings

CISS-MR exceeds 100% in hybrid perovskite spin valves

CISS-MR depends strongly on the material's chirality

Large tunneling MR response is distinct from anisotropic MR

Abstract

The combination of semiconducting properties and synthetically tunable chirality in chiral metal halide semiconductors (CMHS) offer a compelling platform for room temperature control over electronic spin properties, leveraging effects such as chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) for the development of new opto-spintronic functionalities. We report room-temperature CISS-induced magnetoresistance (CISS-MR) exceeding 100% for spin valves in a configuration consisting of a ferromagnet (FM), tunneling barrier, and CMHS. The high CISS-MR is attributed to interfacial spin-selective tunneling barrier induced by the chirality, which can produce current dissymmetry factors that surpass the limit imposed by the Julli\`ere model governed by the intrinsic spin polarization of the adjacent FM contact. The CISS-MR exhibits a strong dependence on the CMHS composition, revealing a structure-property relationship between CISS and structural chirality. The observed exceptionally large tunneling MR response differentiates from a subtle anisotropic MR arising from the proximity effect at the FM/CMHS interface in the absence of a tunneling barrier. Our study provides insights into charge-to-spin interconversion in chiral semiconductors, offering materials design principles to control and enhance CISS response and utilize it in functional platforms.