Activation Energy of Interdiffiision and Interface Structure for CoFc/Cu Spin-valves

A. T. Saito; I. L. Iwasaki; Y. Kamiguchi; Fuke; M. Sahashi

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Activation Energy of Interdiffiision and Interface Structure for CoFc/Cu Spin-valves

A. T. Saito, I. L. Iwasaki, Y. Kamiguchi, Fuke, M. Sahashi

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Abstract

Annealing time and temperature dependences of MR ratio in CoFe/Cu spin-valves were investigated. Thermal deterioration of MR ratio was well explained by considering two phenomena with effective activation energies of 2.16 eV and 1.57 eV for CoZrNb/NiFe/CoFe/Cu/CoFe/FeMn spin-valves, and considering one phenomenon with a value of 2.49 eV for CoZrNb/NiFe/CoFe/Cu/CoFe/IrMn spin-valves, respectively. These values are in good agreement with activation energies of interdiffusion based on the vacancy mechanism. It is shown that no significant change in MR ratio is evaluated from the effective activation energies for the period of more than 10 years at 150°C in CoZrNb/NiFe/CoFe/Cu/CoFe/IrMn spin-valve films.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1420-1422
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume	34
Issue number	4 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/20.706568
Publication status	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Activation energy
Cofe/cu spin-valve
Interdiffusion
Thermal stability
Vacancy mechanism

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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