MgO Based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions With Co20Fe60B20 Sensing Layer for Magnetic Field Sensors.

Autor: Takenaga, T., Yoshida, C., Yamazaki, Y., Hatada, A., Nakabayashi, M., Iba, Y., Takahashi, A., Noshiro, H., Tsunoda, K., Aoki, M., Furukawa, T., Ohji, H., Sugii, T.
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics; Jul2013, Vol. 49 Issue 7, p3878-3881, 4p
Abstrakt: We applied Co20Fe60B20 layers with thicknesses from 1.2 to 1.5 nm to the sensing layers of MgO based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with spin-valve-type structures annealed at 350^\circC for magnetic field sensors. The CoFeB layer on MgO had in-plane magnetic anisotropy and also slight perpendicular magnetic anisotropy that originated at the MgO/CoFeB interface. MR characteristics of high reversibility and linearity were confirmed at a CoFeB thickness of 1.3 nm. We consider that the hysteresis-free properties of the sensing layer were obtained by the balance between in-plane magnetization and other components in magnetization including out-of-plane magnetization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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