Sousa et al., 1998 - Google Patents
Spin polarized tunneling for memory cell applicationSousa et al., 1998
- Document ID
- 8845023153348842457
- Author
- Sousa R
- Galvao T
- Sun J
- Freitas P
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- 1998 IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems. Surfing the Waves of Science and Technology (Cat. No. 98EX196)
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Spin dependent tunnel junctions were fabricated and characterized, using CoFe electrodes with an insulating barrier of 1.5-1.8 nm Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/. Magnetoresistance (MR) signals of 27% were measured for a junction with 123 k/spl Omega/resistance (12/spl times/2/spl …
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