Effect of Mo insertion layers on the magnetoresistance and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Ta/CoFeB/MgO junctions
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AMER INST PHYSICSCitation
Effect of Mo insertion layers on the magnetoresistance and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in Ta/CoFeB/MgO junctions 2016, 109 (3):032401 Applied Physics LettersJournal
Applied Physics LettersRights
© 2016 Author(s). Published by AIP Publishing.Collection Information
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The effect of a thin Mo dusting layer inserted at the interface of Ta/CoFeB of perpendicular magnetic tunneling junction with MgO barriers was investigated. Unlike thick Mo layers that exhibited a strong (110) crystalline texture, the inserted Mo layer between Ta/CoFeB had little negative influence on the crystallization of CoFe (001), therefore combining the advantages of Mo as a good thermal barrier and Ta as a good boron sink. For optimized Mo dusting thickness, a large tunneling magnetoresistance of 208% was achieved in perpendicular magnetic tunneling junctions with superior thermal stability at 500 degrees C. Published by AIP Publishing.Note
Published online 18 July 2016. 12 month embargo.ISSN
0003-69511077-3118
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Final published versionSponsors
C-SPIN, one of six centers of STARnet, a Semiconductor Research Corporation program - MARCO; DARPA; National Science Foundation [ECCS-1310338]ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1063/1.4958732