75% inverse magnetoresistance at room temperature in Fe4N/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions fabricated on Cu underlayer

作者: Yosuke Komasaki , Masakiyo Tsunoda , Shinji Isogami , Migaku Takahashi

DOI: 10.1063/1.3072827

关键词: Grain sizeEpitaxyTunnel magnetoresistanceLattice constantMaterials scienceWaferBiasingMagnetoresistanceFerromagnetismCondensed matter physicsMetallurgy

摘要: Pseudo-single-crystal Cu underlayer (UL) with thermal tolerance was obtained on bare Si wafer by employing a diffusion-blocking layer. Fe4N layer fabricated the UL has an epitaxial relationship and large grain diameter. Magnetic tunnel junctions in stacking sequence of Fe4N/MgO/CoFeB exhibited inverse magnetoresistance (TMR) effect at room temperature. The largest magnitude TMR ratio, −75.1%, bias voltage Vb=−250 mV, where electrons flow from CoFeB to Fe4N. ratio is due improvement crystallinity film because small lattice misfit between Cu.

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