Fabrication of fully epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions using full-heusler alloy Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al thin film and MgO tunnel barrier

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 16-19, 2005, Pages

  Marukame, Takao ^a   Kasahara, Takashi ^a   Matsuda, Ken Ichi ^a   Uemura, Tetsuya ^a   Yamamoto, Masafumi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al; Epitaxial growth; Full Heusler alloy; Half metallic ferromagnet; Magnetic tunnel junction; MgO; Tunnel magnetoresistance

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; FABRICATION; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNESIA; MAGNETORESISTANCE; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; THIN FILMS;

MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TUNNEL BARRIERS;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 27744487583     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.44.L521     Document Type: Article

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