Interface-dependent magnetotransport properties for thin Pt films on ferrimagnetic Y{sub 3}Fe{sub 5}O{sub 12}

We have studied magnetoresistance and Hall effects for 1.8-nm-thick Pt films grown on a ferrimagnetic insulator Y{sub 3}Fe{sub 5}O{sub 12} in a wide temperature (0.46–300 K) and magnetic-field (−15 to 15 T) region. In the low-temperature regime where quantum corrections to conductivity are observed, weak antilocalization behavior observed in Pt films is critically suppressed when the film is attached to Y{sub 3}Fe{sub 5}O{sub 12}. Hall resistance in the Pt film is also affected by Y{sub 3}Fe{sub 5}O{sub 12}, and it exhibits logarithmic temperature dependence in a broad temperature range. The magnetotransport properties in the high-field range are significantly influenced by the interface between Pt and Y{sub 3}Fe{sub 5}O{sub 12}.