HYBRID SYNTHETIC ANTIFERROMAGNETIC LAYER FOR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION (MTJ)

摘要

A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device includes a free layer. The MTJ also includes a barrier layer coupled to the free layer. The MTJ also has a fixed layer, coupled to the barrier layer. The fixed layer includes a first synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) multilayer having a first perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a first damping constant. The fixed layer also includes a second SAF multilayer having a second perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a second damping constant lower than the first damping constant. The first SAF multilayer is closer to the barrier layer than the second SAF multilayer. The fixed layer also includes a SAF coupling layer between the first and the second SAF multilayers.

主权项

1. A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) device, comprising:
a free layer; a barrier layer, coupled to the free layer; and a fixed layer, coupled to the barrier layer, the fixed layer comprising:
a first synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) multilayer having a first perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a first damping constant;a second SAF multilayer having a second perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and a second damping constant lower than the first damping constant, the first SAF multilayer being closer to the barrier layer than the second SAF multilayer; andan SAF coupling layer between the first and the second SAF multilayers.