Observation of magnetic moments at the interface region in magnetic tunnel junctions using depth-resolved x-ray magnetic circular dichroism

S. Tsunegi; Y. Sakuraba; K. Amemiya; M. Sakamaki; E. Ozawa; Akimasa Sakuma; Koki Takanashi; Yasuo Ando

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.180408

Observation of magnetic moments at the interface region in magnetic tunnel junctions using depth-resolved x-ray magnetic circular dichroism

S. Tsunegi, Y. Sakuraba, K. Amemiya, M. Sakamaki, E. Ozawa, Akimasa Sakuma, Koki Takanashi, Yasuo Ando

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The depth-resolved x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) technique was applied to observe the interfacial and inner magnetic moments in CoFe/MgO and Co ₂MnSi(CMS)/MgO. The magnetic moments of the real interface region (two monolayers from the interface) and the inner layers were separately analyzed using the XMCD sum rules. The observed interfacial moments of Co at the CMS/MgO interface show a remarkable reduction from that in the inner layers compared with the CoFe/MgO structure, suggesting small exchange stiffness in the CMS at the MgO interface. The weak exchange stiffness of Co is a possible reason for the large temperature dependence of tunnel magnetoresistance in CMS-based magnetic tunnel junctions.

Original language	English
Article number	180408
Journal	Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume	85
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.180408
Publication status	Published - 2012 May 18

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Tsunegi, S., Sakuraba, Y., Amemiya, K., Sakamaki, M., Ozawa, E., Sakuma, A., Takanashi, K., & Ando, Y. (2012). Observation of magnetic moments at the interface region in magnetic tunnel junctions using depth-resolved x-ray magnetic circular dichroism. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 85(18), [180408]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.180408

Tsunegi, S, Sakuraba, Y, Amemiya, K, Sakamaki, M, Ozawa, E, Sakuma, A, Takanashi, K & Ando, Y 2012, 'Observation of magnetic moments at the interface region in magnetic tunnel junctions using depth-resolved x-ray magnetic circular dichroism', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, vol. 85, no. 18, 180408. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.180408

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