Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2006-10-18
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
13 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2402904
We report tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) ratios as high as 472% at room temperature and 804% at 5 K in pseudo-spin valve (SV) CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) annealed at 450oC, which is approaching the theoretically predicted value. By contrast, the TMR ratios for exchange-biased (EB) SV MTJs with a MnIr antiferromagnetic layer are found to drop when they are annealed at 450oC. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis shows that annealing at 450oC induces interdiffusion of Mn and Ru atoms into the MgO barrier and ferromagnetic layers in EB-SV MTJs. Mechanisms behind the different annealing behavior are discussed.
Hayakawa Jun
Ikeda Shoji
Lee Young Min
Matsukura Fumihiro
Ohno Hideo
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