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CoFe Layer Thickness and Plasma Oxidation Condition Dependence on Tunnel Magnetoresistance (CoFe의 삽입과 산화조건에 따른 자기 터널 접합의 자기저항특성에 관한 연구)

  • 이성래;박병준
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.11 no.5
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    • pp.196-201
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    • 2001
  • The dependence of CoFe interfacial layer thickness and plasma oxidation condition on tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) in Ta/NiFe/FeMn/NiFe/Al$_2$O$_3$/NiFe/Ta tunnel junctions was investigated. As the CoFe layer thickness increases, TMR ratio rapidly increases to 13.7 % and decreases with further increase of the CoFe layer thickness. The increase of TMR with the CoFe thickness up to 25 was thought to be due mails to the high spin-polarization of CoFe. The maximum MR of 15.3% was obtained in the Si(100)/Ta(50 )/NiFe(60 )/FeMn(250 )/NiFe(70 )/Al$_2$O$_3$/NiFe(150 )/Ta(50 ) magnetic tunnel junction with a 16 Al oxidized for 40 sec using a Ar/O$_2$ (1:4) mixture gas.

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Effect of Co/Pd Multilayer on the Magnetoresistance of Perpendicularly Magnetized Magnetic Tunnel Junction (Co/Pd 다층막구조가 수직자기터널접합의 자기저항에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Seong-Dong;Lim, Dong-Won;Lee, Seong-Rae
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.271-275
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    • 2006
  • We investigated the magnetoresistance of perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel junction composed of Co/Pd multilayers. The magnetoresistance was maximized with Co electrodes of about 5 nm thickness, which evidenced the important role of the interface in tunneling process. Both the change in perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and improvement of junction resistance were observed with changing Co sublayers, while the spin scattering became dominant with increasing Pd sublayers.

EFFECT OF Zr-DOPED Al-OXIDE BARRIER ON THE TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTANCE BEHAVIOR

  • Choi, C.M.;Kim, Y.K.;Lee, S.R.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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    • 2002.12a
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    • pp.60-61
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    • 2002
  • 현재 Magnetic Tunnel Junction는 고밀도 자기저항 헤드 및 비휘발성 메모리(MRAM)등의 자기저항 특성을 이용한 소자에 응용하기 위해 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다[1]. 하지만 Magnetic Tunnel Junction(MTJ)을 실제 소자로서 제작하여 사용하기 위해서는 smooth하고 pinhole이 없으며, 절연층 내부에 disorder나 defect가 없는 절연층을 형성해야 한다. (중략)

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Tunneling magnetoresistance in ferromagnetic tunnel junctions with conditions of insulating barrier preparation (부도체층 제작조건에 따른 강자성 터널접합의 투과자기저항 특성 연구)

  • 백주열;현준원
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.61-66
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    • 1999
  • The Spin-dependent tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) effect was observed in $NiFe/Al_2O_3$/Co thin films. The samples were prepared by magnetron sputtering in a system with a base pressure of $3\times10^{-6}$Torr. the insulating $Al_2O_3$layer was prepared by r.f. plasma oxydation method of a metallic Al layer. The ferromagnetic and insulating layers were deposited through metallic masks to produce the cross pattern form. The junction has an active area of $0.3\times0.3\textrm{mm}^2$ and the $Al_2O_3$layer is deposited through a circular mask with a diameter of 1mm. It is very important that insulating layer is formed very thinly and uniformly in tunneling junction. The ferromagnetic layer was fabricated in optimum conditions and the surface of that was very flat, which was observed by AFM. Tunneling junction was confirmed through nonlinear I-V curve. $NiFe/Al_2O_3$/Co junction was observed for magnetization behavior and magnetoresistance property and magnetoresistance property is dependent on magnetization behavior and magnetoresistance property and magnetoresistance property is dependent on magnetization behavior of t재 ferromagnetic layer. The maximum magnetoresistance ratio was about 6.5%.

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Effect of temperature gradient on junction magnetoresistance of magnetic tunnel junction devices

  • No, Seong-Cheol;Park, Min-Gyu;Lee, Yeo-Reum
    • Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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    • 2014.03a
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    • pp.495-497
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    • 2014
  • Combining the quantum transport theory with new field of Spin Caloritronics, we investigate on the influence of thermal gradient on the magneto tunnel junction structure under various circumstances. The results indicate enhancement in performance of spintronic device is possible using thermal energy.

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