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Surfactant Effect in the Suppressing of Orange-Peel Coupling in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions by Pre-Oxidation, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
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Surfactant Effect in the Suppressing of Orange-Peel Coupling in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions by Pre-Oxidation
Author(s)
, , , , , M Wormington
Abstract
Pre-oxidation of the bottom electrode prior to deposition of Al2O3 or MgO is very effective as a general approach to suppressing orange-peel coupling in magnetic tunnel junctions. In this paper, we report structural studies on this effect using grazing incidence x-ray reflectometry and transmission electron microscopy. The results suggest that oxygen acts as a surfactant to smooth the surface.Citation
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
magnetic tunnel junction, orange-peel coupling, pre-oxidation
Citation
Created August 26, 2016, Updated October 8, 2021