• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.688-693
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• 2001

A series of Fe/CeO$_2$/Fe$_{75}$Co$_{25}$ tunnel junctions (Magnetic Tunnel Junction, MTJ) having CeO$_2$ barrier layers from 30 to 90$\AA$ in thickness were prepared by ion beam sputtering (IBS) method. In order to compare the properties of MTJs, Fe/Al oxide/Fe-Co tunnel junctions were also prepared. Some junctions with a CeO$_2$ barrier layer showed the ferromagnetic tunneling effect and the highest MR ratio at room temperature was 5%. The electric resistance of junctions with a CeO$_2$ barrier layer was higher that that of junctions with an Al oxide barrier. On the other hand, The interface analysis of the Fe/CeO$_2$ bilayer was conducted by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that CeO$_2$ was decomposed to Ce and $O_2$ during sputtering, and Fe was oxidized with these decomposed $O_2$ molecules. The reduction of both electric resistance and MR ratio may be associated with the decomposed Ce in the barrier layer.r.r.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.169-172
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• 2011

This study reports an alternative method for measuring the magnetoresistance of unpatterned magnetic tunnel junctions similar to the current-in-plane tunneling (CIPT) method. Instead of using microprobes, a series of point contacts with different spacings are coated on the top surface of the junctions and R-H loops at various spacings are then measured by the usual four-point probe method. The values of magnetoresistance and resistance-area products can be obtained by fitting the measured data to the CIPT theoretical model. The test results of two types of junctions were highly similar to those obtained from standard CIPT tools. The proposed method may help to accelerate the process for evaluating the quality of magnetic tunnel junctions when commercial CIPT tools are not accessible.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.170-181
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• 2006

Spin dependent tunneling has enormously activated the field of magnetism in general, and in particular spin transport studies, in the past ten years. Thousands of articles related to the subject have appeared with many fundamental results. Importantly, there is great interest in their potential for application. There was another surge of activity in this field since the past five years - created by the theoretical prediction of a large tunnel magnetoresistance that arises due to band symmetry matched coherent tunneling in epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions with (001) MgO barrier and experimentally well demonstrated. This further development in the field has boosted the excitement in both fundamental science as well as the possibility of application in such as magnetic random access memory, ultra sensitive read heads, biosensors and spin torque diodes. This review is a brief coverage of the field highlighting the literature that deals with magnetic tunnel junctions having epitaxial MgO tunnel barriers.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.70-73
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• 2001

We report the spin injection and transport properties of three terminal devices of Co/Au/$YBa_2$$Cu_3$$O_{y}$(F/N/S) tunnel junctions by injection of spin-polarized quaiparticles using a cobalt ferromagnetic injector. The observed current gain depends on the thickness of Au interlayer and is directly related to the nonequilibrium magnetization due to spin relaxation effects. The tunnel characteristic of a F/N/S tunnel junctions exhibited a zero bias conductance peak (ZBCP). The suppression of the ZBCP was observed due to the suppression of Andreev reflection at the interface, which is due to the spin scattering processes at the interface between a ferromagnetic and a d-wave superconductor.r.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.43-46
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• 2000

We report on the tunneling spectroscopy of tunnel junctions using d-wave superconductor in relation to Andreev reflection. The zero bias conductance peak (ZBCP) which has maximum on [110] direction of ab-plane is observed on metal $Au/YBa_2Cu_3O_y$ tunnel junctions while it is suppressed on the ferromagnetic $Co/Au/YBa_2Cu_3O_y$ tunnel junctions. The effects of Andreev reflection on the differential conductance of each junction are dependent on the tunnel direction. For the $Co/Au/YBa_2Cu_3O_y$ junction, the suppression of Andreev reflection takes place by spin-polarized quasiparticles tunneling from a ferromagnetic material to a d-wave superconductor. By comparing these experimental results with recent theoretical works on Andreev reflection, the existence of Andreev bound state due to the d-wave symmetry of the pair potential is verified in high-$T_c$ superconductor.

• 전자공학회논문지A
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• 제30A권10호
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• pp.12-19
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• 1993

Because of their high sensitivity and moderate bandwidth, superconducting receivers with SIS (Superconductor Insulator Superconductor) tunnel junction mixer are now widely used for millimeter wave radio astronomy. In this paper we have introduced how to determine the parameters of SIS tunnel junction which have to be optimized to achieve a good mixer performance. From these results of optimized junction parameters determined by this methods, SIS junctions which consist of a series array of four Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb junctions with each area 3.4${\mu}m^{2}$ have been fabricated by SNEP (Selective Niobium Etching Process) and RIE (Reactive Ion Eching). Also we have tested their DC current-voltage characteristics. These SIS junctions will be used as a mixer for 100GHz band cosmic waves receiver.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2011

자유층과 고정 기준층으로 이루어진 자기 터널 접합의 스핀 동역학을 강자성 공명 시늉내기로 연구 하였다. 먼저 교환 바이어스 인위적 준강자성 기준층을 포함한 자기 터널 접합에서 DC 자기장에 대한 각 층의 자화 방향을 확인하고 터널 자기저항을 계산하였다. 자기 터널 접합에서 스핀의 들뜸 모드들을 확인하기 위해 DC와 RF 자기장을 함께 인가하여 강자성 공명 주파수 스펙트라를 관찰 하였다. 각 층 별로 들뜸 모드들을 확인하여 자유층과 기준층의 자화 방향의 차이로 계산된 터널 자기저항의 들뜸 모드들을 분석 하였다. 전체적으로 스핀의 들뜸 모드는 자유층이나 기준층의 자화 방향에 관련해서 DC 자기장의 음, 양의 방향에 따라 상이하게 나타났다. 음의 방향 자기장에 대해서 자유층과 기준층의 강자성 공명 주파수 스펙트라는 수정된 Kittel 방정식으로 잘 설명되지만 양의 방향 자기장에 대해서는 예측하기 어려운 들뜸 모드들로 인해 분석적 해답을 찾기 어려웠다. 자기터널 접합의 강자성 층들은 서로 상호 작용을 하기 때문에 이에 대한 스핀 동역학 연구는 자유층 뿐만 아니라 기준층, 고정층과도 밀접하게 연관되어 있다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 1998

스파터링법으로 Si(001) 기판 위에 증착된 Fe(1000 $\AA$)/Al2O3(t$\AA$)/Co(1000$\AA$) 자기 삼층 접합들의 터널링 자기저항 성질을 연구하였다. 두께 t=50~200$\AA$의 Al2O3층을 반응성 rf 스파터링법으로 바닥 자성층위에 직접 증착하였다. 비교응 위해, Pt/Al2O3/Pt 터널링 접합을 제조하여 상온에서 전류.전압(I.V)특성을 측정한 결과, 확인한 비선형 nonmhic 거동을 나타내었다. 이로부터 반응성 스파터링된 Al2O3가 상온에서도 phnhole이 없는 휼룔한 절연 터널링 장벽을 형성함을 확인할 수 있었다. Fe/Al2O3/Co 자기 터널링 접합즐은 Pt/Al2O3/Pt 접합들에 비해 상당한 접합저항의 열화를 보였으며, 상온에서 대략 0.1%의 터널링 자기저항비를 나타내었다. Fe를 꼭대기 전극으로 하는 전극으로 하는 접합들에 비해, Co을 꼭대기 전극으로 하는 대부분의 자기 터널링 접합들이 보다 안정된 I.V 및 터널링 자기저항 특성을 보였다. 이러한 실험결과들을 자기 터널링 접합들의 계면구조와 관련지어,Pt/Al2O3/Ptwjq합과 비교하여 논의하였다.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 1999년도 춘계연구발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.136-137
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• 1999

• ETRI Journal
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.669-672
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• 2004

To improve the operation error caused by the thermal fluctuation of electrons, we propose a novel single-electron pass-transistor logic circuit employing a multiple-tunnel junction (MTJ) scheme and modulate a parameters of an MTJ single-electron tunneling device (SETD) such as the number of tunnel junctions, tunnel resistance, and voltage gain. The operation of a 3-MTJ inverter circuit is simulated at 15 K with parameters $C_g=C_T=C_{clk}=1\;aF,\;R_T=5\;M{\Omega},\;V_{clk}=40\;mV$, and $V_{in}=20\;mV$. Using the SETD/MOSFET hybrid circuit, the charge state output of the proposed MTJ-SETD logic is successfully translated to the voltage state logic.