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Highly Enhanced TMR Ratio and ? for Double MgO-based p-MTJ Spin-Valves with Top Co₂Fe₆B₂ Free Layer by Nanoscale-thick Iron Diffusion-barrier.

ABSTRACT: For double MgO-based p-MTJ spin-valves with a top Co₂Fe₆B₂ free layer ex-situ annealed at 400?°C, the insertion of a nanoscale-thickness Fe diffusion barrier between the tungsten (W) capping layer and MgO capping layer improved the face-centered-cubic (f.c.c.) crystallinity of both the MgO capping layer and tunneling barrier by dramatically reducing diffusion of W atoms from the W capping layer into the MgO capping layer and tunneling barrier, thereby enhancing the TMR ratio and thermal stability (?). In particular, the TMR ratio was extremely sensitive to the thickness of the Fe barrier; it peaked (154%) at about 0.3?nm (the thickness of only two atomic Fe layers). The effect of the diffusion barrier originated from interface strain.

SUBMITTER: Lee SE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5605541 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Highly Enhanced TMR Ratio and Δ for Double MgO-based p-MTJ Spin-Valves with Top Co2Fe6B2 Free Layer by Nanoscale-thick Iron Diffusion-barrier.

Lee Seung-Eun SE Baek Jong-Ung JU Park Jea-Gun JG

Scientific reports 20170919 1

For double MgO-based p-MTJ spin-valves with a top Co2Fe6B2 free layer ex-situ annealed at 400 °C, the insertion of a nanoscale-thickness Fe diffusion barrier between the tungsten (W) capping layer and MgO capping layer improved the face-centered-cubic (f.c.c.) crystallinity of both the MgO capping layer and tunneling barrier by dramatically reducing diffusion of W atoms from the W capping layer into the MgO capping layer and tunneling barrier, thereby enhancing t ...[more]

PMID: 28928449

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