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Magnetic switching fluctuations from sidewall oxides in MgO/FeCoB magnetic tunnel junctions

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Author(s)

Joshua M. Pomeroy, J C. Read

Abstract

Sharp magnetic switching distributions with coupling to magnetic sidewall oxides in FeCoB/MgO magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) are revealed by magneto-resistance first order reversal curve (MR-FORC) measurements. Tunneling magneto-resistance (TMR) and FORC data in units of % TMR/mT2 are shown for two identical devices that differ only by the annealing. The annealed sample has much larger TMR and correspondingly higher switching density q. In both cases, the MR-FORC data exhibit a prominent “checkerboard” pattern that implies coupling to magnetic oxides on the MTJ sidewalls.
Citation
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
99
Issue
9

Citation

Pomeroy, J. and Read, J. (2011), Magnetic switching fluctuations from sidewall oxides in MgO/FeCoB magnetic tunnel junctions, Applied Physics Letters (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created August 30, 2011, Updated February 19, 2017