Size dependence effect in MgO-based CoFeB tunnel junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Jacob Wang Chenchen*, Mohamed Akbar Khan Bin Akhtar, Rachid Sbiaa, Meng Hao, Lua Yan Hwee Sunny, Wong Seng Kai, Luo Ping, Patrick Carlberg, Ang Khoon Siah Arthur

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We examine the effect of junction sizes on the magnetization reversal process and spin-transfer torque switching of the MgO-based CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). From the magnetic field transport measurements, it was found that the miniaturization of MTJs inherently enhances the switching asymmetry and the PMA of the soft layer. Our micromagnetic simulations confirmed that the dipolar field from the hard layer is responsible for the switching asymmetry and the increase in perpendicular shape anisotropy induces improvement of the PMA. It was further revealed that this additional anisotropy gained from the smaller MTJ sizes is not sufficient to sustain the thermal stability to meet the long-term information storage at the state-of-the-art complementary-metal-oxide semiconductor technology node. The pulsed spin-transfer torque measurements showed that a higher current density is needed to switch the magnetization of the soft layer in MTJ with smaller lateral dimensions, which is attributed to the increase in PMA.

اللغة الأصليةEnglish
رقم المقال013101
دوريةJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
مستوى الصوت51
رقم الإصدار1
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرPublished - يناير 2012
منشور خارجيًانعم

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