Spin-glass behavior in zero magnetic field using tunnel resistance

Abstract The measurement of spin glass in zero magnetic field is essential to investigate the intrinsic nature of spin glass. We pay attention to tunnel resistance between spin-glass layers. The temperature dependence of tunnel resistance between spin-glass layers with the structure of AgMn / Al 2 O 3 / AgMn was measured, and was compared with that of Al / Al 2 O 3 / AgMn . For the junction of AgMn / Al 2 O 3 / AgMn , tunnel resistance shows a peak around the spin-glass transition temperature, but no peak was observed for the junction of Al / Al 2 O 3 / AgMn . The results indicate that the magnetic correlation between spin-glass layers is reflected to tunnel resistance. The singularity of the tunnel resistance between spin-glass layers is discussed by the droplet theory.