We present an enhanced Hall voltage from the gate-controlled Hall device incorporating a micron-scaled InSb semiconductor cross junction and a single ferromagnetic element. Magnetic fringe field at an edge of the ferrogmanetic element gives rise to the Hall voltage, which shows hysteretic behavior upon magnetic-field sweep. The Hall effect is amplified by a factor of when a gate voltage of is applied. The increase is largely attributed to the reduction of carrier density affected by the gate confinement effect. The InSb Hall device controlled by gate voltage demonstrates a possible application for active nonvolatile memory cells and logic gate.
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