In situ heat treatment of ultrathin MgO layer for giant magnetoresistance ratio with low resistance area product in CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions

2008 ◽  
Vol 93 (19) ◽  
pp. 192109 ◽  
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Shinji Isogami ◽  
Masakiyo Tsunoda ◽  
Kojiro Komagaki ◽  
Kazuyuki Sunaga ◽  
Yuji Uehara ◽  
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Kay Yakushiji ◽  
Kenji Noma ◽  
Takeshi Saruya ◽  
Hitoshi Kubota ◽  
Akio Fukushima ◽  
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2016 ◽  
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Koki Mukaiyama ◽  
Shinya Kasai ◽  
Yukiko K. Takahashi ◽  
Kouta Kondou ◽  
Yoshichika Otani ◽  
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Ikhtiar ◽  
S. Kasai ◽  
P.-H. Cheng ◽  
T. Ohkubo ◽  
Y. K. Takahashi ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-258
Author(s):  
M. Mizuguchi ◽  
Y. Suzuki ◽  
T. Nagahama ◽  
S. Yuasa

The surface morphology of epitaxial Fe(001)/MgO(001)/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions, which show the giant tunneling magnetoresistance effect, was investigated by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy. It was observed that an epitaxial MgO barrier layer forms flat surface structures. The surface was flatter with distinct steps and terraces after annealing, which would lead to an increase of the tunneling magnetoresistance ratio. Examination of the local electronic structures of 1.05-nm-thick MgO barrier layers by scanning tunneling spectroscopy revealed no pinholes in the layers, so they would be perfect barriers in magnetic tunnel junctions.


2001 ◽  
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pp. 482-487 ◽  
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H. Boeve ◽  
J. De Boeck ◽  
G. Borghs

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Y. Uehara ◽  
A. Furuya ◽  
K. Sunaga ◽  
T. Miyajima ◽  
H. Kanai

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D. D. Djayaprawira ◽  
N. Watanabe ◽  
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K. Mizunuma ◽  
S. Ikeda ◽  
H. Yamamoto ◽  
K. Miura ◽  
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Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4317
Author(s):  
Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu ◽  
Willie Bouwer du Preez

TiAl-based intermetallic alloys have come to the fore as the preferred alloys for high-temperature applications. Conventional methods (casting, forging, sheet forming, extrusion, etc.) have been applied to produce TiAl intermetallic alloys. However, the inherent limitations of conventional methods do not permit the production of the TiAl alloys with intricate geometries. Additive manufacturing technologies such as electron beam melting (EBM) and laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), were used to produce TiAl alloys with complex geometries. EBM technology can produce crack-free TiAl components but lacks geometrical accuracy. LPBF technology has great geometrical precision that could be used to produce TiAl alloys with tailored complex geometries, but cannot produce crack-free TiAl components. To satisfy the current industrial requirement of producing crack-free TiAl alloys with tailored geometries, the paper proposes a new heating model for the LPBF manufacturing process. The model could maintain even temperature between the solidified and subsequent layers, reducing temperature gradients (residual stress), which could eliminate crack formation. The new conceptualized model also opens a window for in situ heat treatment of the built samples to obtain the desired TiAl (γ-phase) and Ti3Al (α2-phase) intermetallic phases for high-temperature operations. In situ heat treatment would also improve the homogeneity of the microstructure of LPBF manufactured samples.


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