Differential conductance measurements of low-resistance CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions

S. Nishioka; Y. V. Hamada; R. Matsumoto; M. Mizuguchi; M. Shiraishi; A. Fukushima; H. Kubota; T. Nagahama; S. Yuasa; H. Maehara; Y. Nagamine; K. Tsunekawa; D. D. Djayaprawira; N. Watanabe; Y. Suzuki

doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.773

Differential conductance measurements of low-resistance CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions

S. Nishioka, Y. V. Hamada, R. Matsumoto, M. Mizuguchi, M. Shiraishi, A. Fukushima, H. Kubota, T. Nagahama, S. Yuasa, H. Maehara, Y. Nagamine, K. Tsunekawa, D. D. Djayaprawira, N. Watanabe, Y. Suzuki

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Abstract

We measured differential conductance spectra of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with thin MgO barrier and low-resistance area product. The spectra of MTJs with MgO barrier thicker than 1.05 nm were essentially the same except for slight decrease of contributions from low-energy excitations, such as magnons. The spectra of MTJ with 1.01 nm MgO barrier were thoroughly different from the MTJs with thicker barrier. The result reveals that an MTJ with very thin MgO barrier thickness has different conduction characteristics from those with thicker MgO barriers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e649-e651
Journal	Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume	310
Issue number	2 SUPPL. PART 3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.773
Publication status	Published - 2007 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Electric band structure
Electronic transport
Magnetic film and multilayer
Tunneling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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Nishioka, S., Hamada, Y. V., Matsumoto, R., Mizuguchi, M., Shiraishi, M., Fukushima, A., Kubota, H., Nagahama, T., Yuasa, S., Maehara, H., Nagamine, Y., Tsunekawa, K., Djayaprawira, D. D., Watanabe, N., & Suzuki, Y. (2007). Differential conductance measurements of low-resistance CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 310(2 SUPPL. PART 3), e649-e651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.773

Differential conductance measurements of low-resistance CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions. / Nishioka, S.; Hamada, Y. V.; Matsumoto, R.; Mizuguchi, M.; Shiraishi, M.; Fukushima, A.; Kubota, H.; Nagahama, T.; Yuasa, S.; Maehara, H.; Nagamine, Y.; Tsunekawa, K.; Djayaprawira, D. D.; Watanabe, N.; Suzuki, Y.

In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Vol. 310, No. 2 SUPPL. PART 3, 03.2007, p. e649-e651.

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Nishioka, S, Hamada, YV, Matsumoto, R, Mizuguchi, M, Shiraishi, M, Fukushima, A, Kubota, H, Nagahama, T, Yuasa, S, Maehara, H, Nagamine, Y, Tsunekawa, K, Djayaprawira, DD, Watanabe, N & Suzuki, Y 2007, 'Differential conductance measurements of low-resistance CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions', Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 310, no. 2 SUPPL. PART 3, pp. e649-e651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.10.773

Nishioka, S. ; Hamada, Y. V. ; Matsumoto, R. ; Mizuguchi, M. ; Shiraishi, M. ; Fukushima, A. ; Kubota, H. ; Nagahama, T. ; Yuasa, S. ; Maehara, H. ; Nagamine, Y. ; Tsunekawa, K. ; Djayaprawira, D. D. ; Watanabe, N. ; Suzuki, Y. / Differential conductance measurements of low-resistance CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions. In: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 2007 ; Vol. 310, No. 2 SUPPL. PART 3. pp. e649-e651.

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