We present a study of the temperature variation of the interlayer coupling
strength of antiferromagnetically coupled La2/3Ba1/3MnO3/LaNiO3 heterostruc
tures. No drastic decrease in the coupling strength was observed up to the
Curie point of the manganite. This behavior suggests that the spin polariza
tion of the carriers persists to high temperatures. (C) 2001 American Insti
tute of Physics.