发明名称 |
Co/Ni multilayers with improved out-of-plane anisotropy for magnetic device applications |
摘要 |
A MTJ for a spintronic device includes a thin seed layer that enhances perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in an overlying laminated layer with a (Co/Ni)n composition or the like where n is from 2 to 30. The seed layer is preferably NiCr, NiFeCr, Hf, or a composite thereof with a thickness from 10 to 100 Angstroms. Furthermore, a magnetic layer such as CoFeB may be formed between the laminated layer and a tunnel barrier layer to serve as a transitional layer between a (111) laminate and (100) MgO tunnel barrier. There may be a Ta insertion layer between the CoFeB layer and laminated layer to promote (100) crystallization in the CoFeB layer. The laminated layer may be used as a reference layer in a MTJ. Annealing between 300° C. and 400° C. may be used to further enhance PMA in the laminated layer. |
申请公布号 |
US9373777(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.06.21 |
申请号 |
US201414529242 |
申请日期 |
2014.10.31 |
申请人 |
Headway Technologies, Inc. |
发明人 |
Jan Guenole;Kula Witold;Tong Ru Ying;Wang Yu Jen |
分类号 |
H01L43/00;H01L33/00;H01L43/10;G01R33/09;G01R33/12;H01L43/08;H01L43/12;G11B5/127;G11C11/16;H01L43/02;G11B5/39 |
主分类号 |
H01L43/00 |
代理机构 |
Saile Ackerman LLC |
代理人 |
Saile Ackerman LLC ;Ackerman Stephen B. |
主权项 |
1. A magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ), comprising:
(a) a seed layer formed on a substrate and comprising one or more of Hf, NiFeCr, and NiCr that enhances PMA in an overlying laminated layer; (b) a composite reference layer comprising the laminated layer that contacts a top surface of the seed layer, the laminated layer has intrinsic PMA and comprises a multilayer stack that inclpdes two magnetic elements, a magnetic element and alloy, or two alloys represented by (A1/A2)n or (A1/C/A2) where A1 is a first metal or alloy, A2 is a second metal or alloy, C is a non-magnetic spacer, and n is the number of laminates in the laminated layer, the composite reference layer also includes an upper magnetic layer that has PMA with a magnetization in the same direction as the PMA in the laminated layer; (c) a tunnel barrier layer contacting a top surface of the upper magnetic layer; (d) a free layer formed on the tunnel barrier layer; and (e) a capping layer as the uppermost layer in the MTJ. |
地址 |
Milpitas CA US |