کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7833034 1503515 2018 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Superparamagnetic ground state of CoFeB/MgO magnetic tunnel junction with dual-barrier
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه شیمی شیمی تئوریک و عملی
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Superparamagnetic ground state of CoFeB/MgO magnetic tunnel junction with dual-barrier
چکیده انگلیسی
CoFeB/MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) have considerable potential in magnetic random access memory (MRAM), thanks to their tunable perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). We found significant reduction of dead-layer by inserting additional MgO into the MTJ structure. Interface, electronic and transport characterizations were utilized to approach the modified magnetic properties driven by the dual-MgO structure in this work. The dual-MgO structure appeared to hinder boron (B) diffusion into the metallic layer and prevent capping-layer (Ta) penetration across the interface. This suppressed the dead-layer effect and promoted overall magnetization despite PMA degradation. A robust BOx phase that formed within the dual-MgO structure presented a superparamagnetic ground state. In the single-MgO structure, any reduction in the thickness of the CoFeB promoted PMA, albeit at the cost of spin-polarization. The dual-MgO structure could restore spin-polarization by preferentially populating spin electrons into Fe/Co minority states. X-ray magnetic spectroscopy and anomalous Hall effect suggest that, the dual-MgO differs from the single-MgO with a favorable longitudinal polarized spin-channel. This makes the dual-MgO structure applicable to applications requiring in-plane rather than out-of-plane sensing.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Applied Surface Science - Volume 457, 1 November 2018, Pages 529-535
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