Huge spin-polarization of L21-ordered Co2MnSi epitaxial heusler alloy film

Yuya Sakuraba; Jun Nakata; Mikihiko Oogane; Hitoshi Kubota; Yasuo Ando; Akimasa Sakuma; Terunobu Miyazaki

doi:10.1143/JJAP.44.L1100

Huge spin-polarization of L2₁-ordered Co₂MnSi epitaxial heusler alloy film

Yuya Sakuraba, Jun Nakata, Mikihiko Oogane, Hitoshi Kubota, Yasuo Ando, Akimasa Sakuma, Terunobu Miyazaki

ENG - Applied Physics

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Abstract

Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with a stacking structure of epitaxial Co₂MnSi/Al-O barrier/poly-crystalline Co₇₅Fe₂₅ were fabricated using an ultrahigh vacuum sputtering system. The epitaxial Co₂MnSi bottom electrode exhibited highly ordered L2₁ structure and very smooth surface morphology. Observed magnetoresistance (MR) ratios of 70% at room temperature (RT) and 159% at 2 K are the highest values to date for MTJs using a Heusler alloy electrode. A high spinpolarization of 0.89 at 2 K for Co₂MnSi obtained from Julliere's model coincided with the half-metallic band structure that was predicted by theoretical calculations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	L1100-L1102
Journal	Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters
Volume	44
Issue number	33-36
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.44.L1100
Publication status	Published - 2005 Aug 26

Keywords

Half-metal
Heusler alloy
Magnetic tunnel junction
Spin-polarization
Tunnel magnetoresistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all)
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Physics and Astronomy(all)

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