Synthetic magnetic pinning element having strong antiferromagnetic coupling
US11081154B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10N50/85
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses an enhanced synthetic antiferromagnetic (eSAF) element with a very strong RKKY coupling comprising a magnetic pinning layer having a face-center-cubic (fcc) crystalline structure and a magnetic reference layer having a body-center-cubic (bcc) crystalline structure which are antiferromagnetically coupled by a composite non-magnetic spacer (CnmS) containing a bi-layer of (Ru, Rh or Ir)/Cr or tri-layer of (Ru, Rh, or Ir)/(W, Mo, or V)/Cr. With such eSAF, a strong magnetic pinning element is formed which can be used to make various thin STT-MRAM film stacks with good thermal and magnetic stability while maintaining high TMR value.
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