Characteristics of magnetic tunnel junctions comprising ferromagnetic amorphous NiFeSiB layers

  • Chun, B. S.; 
  • Kim, Y. K.; 
  • Hwang, J. Y.; 
  • Yim, H. I.; 
  • Rhee, J. R.; 
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Magnetic tunnel junctions ( MTJs), which consisted of amorphous ferromagnetic Ni16Fe62Si8B14 free layers, were investigated. NiFeSiB has a lower saturation magnetization ( M-s: 800 emu/ cm(3)) than Co90Fe10 and a higher anisotropy constant ( K-u: 2700 erg/ cm 3) than Ni80Fe20. By increasing the free layer thickness, the tunnel magnetoresistance ( TMR) ratio of up to 41% was achieved and it exhibited a much lower switching field ( H-sw) than the conventionally used CoFe free layer MTJ. Furthermore, by inserting a thin CoFe layer ( 1 nm) at the tunnel barrier/ NiFeSiB interface, the TMR ratio and switching squareness were enhanced. (c) 2006 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.

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magnetic tunnel junctions; amorphous magnetic material; tunneling magnetoresistance; switching field; sensitivity; ROOM-TEMPERATURE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; ARRAYS
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Characteristics of magnetic tunnel junctions comprising ferromagnetic amorphous NiFeSiB layers
저자
Chun, B. S.; Kim, Y. K.; Hwang, J. Y.; Yim, H. I.; Rhee, J. R.; Kim, T. W.
DOI
10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.762
발행일
2007-03
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Article
저널명
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
권
310
호
2
페이지
1929 ~ 1931