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APPLIED PHYSICS EXPRESS
Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1143/APEX.4.033002
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CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) prepared by sputtering deposition and in situ annealing exhibited a high magnetoresistance (MR) ratio (above 170%) and an ultra-low resistance-area (RA) product [about 1.0 Omega (mu m)(2)]. The MgO barrier, which was about 1 nm thick, was initially amorphous. In situ annealing of the barrier at 300 degrees C promoted crystallization of the MgO with (001) orientation, which resulted in the high MR ratio at the ultra-low RA product. The present achievements will enable the development of highly sensitive tunnel magnetoresistive (TMR) read heads for hard disk drives with a recording density of about 1 Tbit/in.(2). (C) 2011 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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