• DocumentCode
    2946403
  • Title

    Pre-oxidation Suppresses Orange-peel Coupling in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

  • Author

    Egelhoff, W.F., Jr. ; McMichael, R.D. ; Dennis, C.L. ; Siles, M.D. ; Shapiro, A.J. ; Maranville, B.B. ; Powell, C.J.

  • Author_Institution
    NIST, Gaithersburg
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    8-12 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    730
  • Lastpage
    730
  • Abstract
    Orange-peel coupling (OPC) is a common problem when magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) are used to detect low magnetic fields. OPC acts as an anisotropy field to reduce the sensitivity of the free layer to small magnetic fields. We have have found that pre-oxidation of the bottom Co electrode in MJTs very effectively suppresses OPC.
  • Keywords
    cobalt; magnetic anisotropy; oxidation; tunnelling magnetoresistance; Co; anisotropy field; electrode; magnetic fields; magnetic tunnel junctions; orange-peel coupling; preoxidation; tunneling magnetoresistance; Aluminum oxide; Atomic layer deposition; Electrodes; Magnetic fields; Magnetic tunneling; NIST; Optical coupling; Oxidation; Spin valves; Tunneling magnetoresistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Magnetics Conference, 2006. INTERMAG 2006. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-1479-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/INTMAG.2006.376454
  • Filename
    4262163
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2946403