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Ferromagnetic double tunnel junction element with asymmetric energy band

US6995962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2004
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/3954
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a magnetoresistance effect element including a first pinned ferromagnetic layer, a second pinned ferromagnetic layer facing the first pinned ferromagnetic layer, surface regions of the first and second pinned ferromagnetic layer facing each other being different from each other in composition, a free ferromagnetic layer intervening between the first and second pinned ferromagnetic layers, a first tunnel barrier layer intervening between the first pinned ferromagnetic layer and the free ferromagnetic layer, and a second tunnel barrier layer intervening between the second pinned ferromagnetic layer and the free ferromagnetic layer.

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