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Magnetic phase transitions in Ta/CoFeB/MgO multilayers

I. Barsukov
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C. Safranski
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Y. J. Chen
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B. Youngblood
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A. M. Goncalves
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M. Spasova
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M. Farle
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C. C. Kuo
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I. N. Krivorotov
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Abstract

We study thin films and magnetic tunnel junction nanopillars based on Ta/Co20Fe60B20/MgO multilayers by electrical transport and magnetometry measurements. These measurements suggest that an ultrathin magnetic oxide layer forms at the Co20Fe60B20/MgO interface. At approximately 160 K, the oxide undergoes a phase transition from an insulating antiferromagnet at low temperatures to a conductive weak ferromagnet at high temperatures. This interfacial magnetic oxide is expected to have significant impact on the magnetic properties of CoFeB-based multilayers used in spin torque memories. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.

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hal-01585687 , version 1 (11-09-2017)

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I. Barsukov, Yu Fu, C. Safranski, Y. J. Chen, B. Youngblood, et al.. Magnetic phase transitions in Ta/CoFeB/MgO multilayers. Applied Physics Letters, 2015, 106 (19), pp.192407. ⟨10.1063/1.4921306⟩. ⟨hal-01585687⟩
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