• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.98-102
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• 2003

Microstructure and magnetic transport phenomina in rf sputtered AIN/CO type ten- layered discontinuous films of nanoscaled [AIN(3 nm)/Co(t nm)]…$_10$ with t$_Co$=1.0∼2.0 nm have been investigated. The microstructure and tunneling magnetic resistance of the samples are strongly dependent on the thickness of Co layer, Negative tunneling magneto-resistance due to the spin-dependent transport has been observed along the current-in-plane configuration in the samples having the Co layers below 1.6 nm thick. When the thickness of Co layer was less than 1.2 nm, randomly oriented granular Co particles were completely isolated and embedded in amorphous AIN matrix, and the films showed the superparamagnetic behavior with a high MR value of ${\Delta}p/p_0$=1.8%. As t$_Co$ increases, a transition from the regime of co-existence of superparamagnetic and ferromagnetic behaviors to ferromagnetic behavior was observed. funneling barrier called “decay length far tunneling” fur the films haying the thickness of Co layer from 1.4 to 1.6 nm was measured to be ranged from 0.004 to 0.021 ${\AA}$$^{-1}$.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.373-379
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• 2002

We investigated the evolution of magnetoresistance and magnetic property of tunneling magnetoresistive(TMR) device with microstructure and plasma oxidation time. TMR devices have potential applications for non volatile MRAM and high density HDD reading head. We prepared the tunnel magnetoresistance(TMR) devices of Ta($50{\AA}$)/NiFe($50{\AA}$)/IrMn($150{\AA}$)/CoFe($50{\AA}$)/Al($13{\AA}$)-O/CoFe($40{\AA}$)/FiFe($400{\AA}$)/Ta(($50{\AA}$) structure which have $100{\times}100\mu\textrm{m}^2$ junction area on $2.5{\times}2.5\textrm{cm}^2$ Si/$SiO_2$(($1000{\AA}$) substrates by an inductively coupled plasma(ICP) magnetron sputter. We fabricated the insulating layer using an ICP plasma oxidation method by with various oxidation time from 30 sec to 360 sec, and measured resistances and magnetoresistance(MR) ratios of TMR devices. We found that the oxidized sample for oxidation time of 80 sec showed the highest MR radio of 30.31 %, while the calculated value regarding inhomogeneous current effect indicated 25.18 %. We used transmission electron microscope(TEM) to investigate microstructural evolution of insulating layer. Comparing the cross-sectional TEM images at oxidation time of 150 sec and 360 sec, we found that the thickness and thickness variation of 360 sec-oxidized insulating layer became 30% and 40% larger than those of 150 sec-oxidized layer, repectively. Therefore, our results imply that increase of thickness variation with oxidation time may be one of the major treasons of the MR decrease.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2011

열처리 방식을 통하여 형성된 FePt 나노 입자를 사용하는 자기 양자점 소자를 제작하고, 전기적 및 자기적 특성을 연구하였다. FePt 자기 양자점 터널링 소자는 p 형 Si 기판 상부에 약 20 nm의 $SiO_2$ 터널 절연막을 형성하고 FePt 박막을 3 nm 두께로 증착한 후에 열처리 방식을 이용하여 8~15 nm 크기의 양자점을 갖는 구조이다. 터널링 소자의 전류-전압 특성을 자기장과 온도 변화에 따라 관찰하였고 특히, 저온에서 비선형적인 전류-전압 곡선을 확인하였으며 이러한 단전자 수송현상을 전자의 hopping 모델과 양자점의 터널링 현상을 이용하여 설명하였다. FePt 양자점 터널링 소자는 20 K에서 터널링 현상을 보였으며, 양단에 가해준 전압과 관계없이 외부 자기장이 증가할수록 음의 자기저항이 커지는 현상을 관찰하였고, 9,000 G에서 약 26.2 %의 자기저항 비를 확인하였다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 터널링 자기저항(TMR) 소자의 임피던스 스펙트럼을 측정하였으며, 절연체 장벽에 의한 터널링 저항($R_T$)과 터널링 전기 용량을 갖는 축전기($C_T$)가 병렬로 연결된 등가회로를 활용하여 TMR 소자의 완화 특성을 분석하였다. 두 자성체의 자화가 반평행 및 평행 상태일 때 모두 완화 주파수는 교류 전압에 따라 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 스펙트럼 측정 결과로부터 도출한 $R_T$는 TMR소자의 전형적인 바이어스 전압 의존성을 보였으나, $C_T$는 기하학적인 전기 용량에 비하여 약 4,500배 이상 증가하였다. 이러한 $C_T$의 거대한 증가는 TMR 소자의 고속 동작을 제한하는 요소로 작용하므로, 고속 동작을 요구하는 TMR 소자는 초고용량 $C_T$의 특성을 설계에 반영하여야 한다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.387-387
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• 2013

Currently, the flash memory and the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) have been used in a variety of applications. However, the downsizing of devices and the increasing density of recording medias are now in progress. So there are many demands for development of new semiconductor memory for next generation. Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is one of the prospective semiconductor memories with excellent features including non-volatility, fast access time, unlimited read/write endurance, low operating voltage, and high storage density. MRAM is composed of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack and complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS). The MTJ stack consists of various magnetic materials, metals, and a tunneling barrier layer. Recently, MgO thin films have attracted a great attention as the prominent candidates for a tunneling barrier layer in the MTJ stack instead of the conventional Al2O3 films, because it has low Gibbs energy, low dielectric constant and high tunneling magnetoresistance value. For the successful etching of high density MRAM, the etching characteristics of MgO thin films as a tunneling barrier layer should be developed. In this study, the etch characteristics of MgO thin films have been investigated in various gas mixes using an inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etching (ICPRIE). The Cl2/Ar, CH3OH/Ar, and CH4/Ar gas mix were employed to find an optimized etching gas for MgO thin film etching. TiN thin films were employed as a hard mask to increase the etch selectivity. The etch rates were obtained using surface profilometer and etch profiles were observed by using the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.291-295
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• 1999

IrMn을 반강자성체로 사용하고 순수한 Al을 자연산화시켜서 제작한 Al203를 절연층으로 사용한 spin-valve 형태의 NiFe/Co/Al2O3/Co/IrMn 터널링 접합의 자기저항효과를 조사하였다. IrMn의 두께가 약 100$\AA$이상일 경우 강자성체와의 교환상호작용이 발생하기 때문에 NiFe(183$\AA$)/Co(17$\AA$)/Al-oxide(16$\AA$)IrMn(100$\AA$) 터널링 접합에서 자기저항효과가 관찰되며 TMR비(%)는 $\pm$20 Oe의 인가자장에서 10% 이상의 값을 갖는다. 하부 자성층인 NiFe/Co의 길이방향으로 수행한 자장 중 열처리에 의해 저항은 다소 감소하고 TMR비(%)는 열처리온도에 따라 증가하여 20$0^{\circ}C$에서 23%의 최대값을 갖는다. 자성층의 폭을 변호시켜 접합면적을 달리한 시료의 TMR비(%)는 접합면적이 증가할수록 증가하고 저항은 감소한다.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2005

We report the oscillation of the Josephson vortex-flow resistance in the rectangular stacks of $Bi_{2}Sr_{2}CaCu_{2}O_{8+x}$(Bi-2212) intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJs). Apiece of Bi-2212 single crystal containing a few tens of IJJs was sandwiched between two gold electrodes and fabricated into a rectangular shape with the typical lateral size of about $1.5{\times}10\;{\mu}m^2$, using e-beam lithography and focused ion-beam etching techniques. In a tesla-range magnetic field applied in parallel with the junction planes, the oscillation of the Josephson vortex flow resistance was observed at temperatures near 60 K. The oscillation results from the interplay between the triangular Josephson vortex lattice and the potential barrier at the boundary of a single crystal. The oscillatory magnetoresistance for different bias currents, external magnetic fields, and the tilt-angles provides useful information on the dynamics of the coupled Josephson-vortex lattice system.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 1999년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.IX
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• pp.185-188
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• 1999

Biepitaxial Y$_1Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$ (YBCO) and La$_{0.2}Sr_{0.8}MnO_3$ (LSMO) thin films have been prepared on SrTiO$_3$ buffer layer and MgO seed layer grown on Al$_2O_3$(11${\bar{2}}$0)substrates by dc-sputtering with hollow cylindrical targets, respectively. We charaterized Josephson properties and significantly large magnetoresistance in YBCO and LSMO films with 45$^{\circ}$ grain boundary junction, respectively. The observed working voltage (I$_cR_n$) at 77 K in grain boundary junction was below 10${\mu}$V, which is typical I$_cR_n$ value of single biepitaxial Josephson junction. The field magnetoresistance ratio (MR) of LSMO grain boundary juncoon at 77K was enhanced to 13%, which it was significant MR value with high magnetic field sensitivity at a low field of 250 Oe. These results indicate that inserting the insulating layer instead of the grain boundary layer with metallic phase can be possible to apply a new SIS Josephson junction and a novel magnetic device using spin-polarized tunneling junction.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.370.1-370.1
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• 2014

Giant magnetoresistance (GMR), tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR), and magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) are currently active areas of research. Magnetite, Fe3O4, is predicted to possess as half-metallic nature, ~100% spin polarization (P), and has a high Curie temperature (TC~850 K). On the other hand, Spinel ferrite CoFe2O4 has been widely studies for various applications such as magnetorestrictive sensors, microwave devices, biomolecular drug delivery, and electronic devices, due to its large magnetocrystalline anisotropy, chemical stability, and unique nonlinear spin-wave properties. Here we have investigated the magneto-transport properties of epitaxial CoxFe3-xO4 thin films. The epitaxial CoxFe3-xO4 (x=0; 0.4; 0.6; 1) thin films were successfully grown on MgO (100) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The quality of the films during growth was monitored by reflection high electron energy diffraction (RHEED). From temperature dependent resistivity measurement, we observed that the Werwey transition (1st order metal-insulator transition) temperature increased with increasing x and the resistivity of film also increased with the increasing x up to $1.6{\Omega}-cm$ for x=1. The magnetoresistance (MR) was measured with magnetic field applied perpendicular to film. A negative transverse MR was disappeared with x=0.6 and 1. Anomalous Hall data will be discussed.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.245-250
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• 1999

기판/Py/Al2O3/Co(Py=Ni81Fe19) 터널접합의 TMR(Tunneling Magnetoresistance)에 미치는 기판과 부도체층의 효과를 보기위해 산화시간을 변화시키고 기판의 종류를 변화시켜며 전기적 특성을 측정하였다. 시료는 진공중에서 in-situ로 새도우마스크를 교환하며 제작하였다. 산화시간의 증가에 따라 터널접합의 저항은 증가하였으며 측정된 MR 값은 감소하였다. 터널 비저항이 0.17 M$\Omega$($\mu\textrm{m}$)2이하인 경우 MR이 관측되었다. 기판의 종류에 따른 MR 값은 열산화시킨 Si(111), Si(100), Cornng Glass 2948, Corning Glass 7059 순으로 감소하였다. MR 값의 부호와 변화를 불균일 전류의 흐름으로 설명하였다.