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【解決手段】磁気トンネル接合(MTJ)は、可変の磁化方向を有する磁化自由層と、自由層に隣接して位置する絶縁性トンネル・バリアと、不変の磁化方向を有する磁化固定層であって、トンネル・バリアが自由層と固定層との間に位置するようにトンネル・バリアに隣接して配置され、自由層および固定層が垂直磁気異方性を有する磁化固定層と、ダスティング層、スペーサ層、および基準層を含む複合固定層、固定層と第2の固定磁性層との間に位置する合成反強磁性(SAF)スペーサを含むSAF固定層構造、ならびに自由層が双極子層とトンネル・バリアとの間に位置する双極子層のうちの1つまたは複数とを含む。
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- 磁気ランダム・アクセス・メモリ(MRAM)のための磁気トンネル接合(MTJ)であって、
可変の磁化方向を有する磁化自由層と、
前記自由層に隣接して位置する絶縁性トンネル・バリアと、
不変の磁化方向を有する磁化固定層であって、前記トンネル・バリアが前記自由層と前記固定層との間に位置するように前記トンネル・バリアに隣接して配置され、前記自由層および前記固定層が垂直磁気異方性を有する磁化固定層と、
ダスティング層、スペーサ層、および基準層を含む複合固定層であって、前記スペーサ層が前記基準層と前記トンネル・バリアとの間に位置し、前記ダスティング層が前記スペーサ層と前記トンネル・バリアとの間に位置する複合固定層、
前記固定層と第2の固定磁性層との間に位置する合成反強磁性(SAF)スペーサを含むSAF固定層構造であって、前記固定層および前記第2の固定磁性層が前記SAFスペーサを介して反平行に結合するSAF固定層構造、ならびに
前記自由層が双極子層と前記トンネル・バリアとの間に位置する双極子層
のうちの1つまたは複数とを備える、磁気トンネル接合。 - 前記自由層がコバルト−鉄−ホウ素(CoFeB)、純鉄(Fe)、CoFeB|Fe、およびFe|CoFeBのうちの1つを含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記自由層直下のシード層であって、タンタル(Ta)またはタンタル・マグネシウム(TaMg)のうちの1つを含み、約0.5ナノメートル(nm)〜約3nmの厚さを有するシード層をさらに含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記トンネル・バリアが酸化マグネシウム(MgO)を含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記複合固定層の前記ダスティング層が、CoFeB、CoFe、Fe、Fe|CoFeBの二重層、CoFe|CoFeBの二重層、CoFeB|Feの二重層、およびCoFeB|CoFeの二重層のうちの1つを含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記複合固定層の前記ダスティング層が、約0.5nm〜約2nmの厚さを有する、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記複合固定層の前記スペーサ層が、非磁性材料を含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記複合固定層の前記スペーサ層が、クロム(Cr)、ルテニウム(Ru)、窒化チタン(TiN)、チタン(Ti)、バナジウム(V)、タンタル(Ta)、窒化タンタル(TaN)、アルミニウム(Al)、マグネシウム(Mg)、およびMgOのうちの1つを含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記複合固定層の前記スペーサ層が、2つの非磁性スペーサ層間に配置された中心の磁性スペーサ層を含む3層構造を含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記中心の磁性スペーサ層がCoFeB、Fe、およびCoFeのうちの1つを含む、請求項9に記載のMTJ。
- 前記中心の磁性層が、約0.1nm〜約0.5nmの厚さを有する、請求項9に記載のMTJ。
- 前記固定層が、コバルト−白金(Co|Pt)およびコバルト−パラジウム(Co|Pd)のうちの1つを含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記SAFスペーサがルテニウムを含み、前記第2の固定磁性層がコバルト−ニッケル(Co|Ni)、Co|Pd、およびCo|Ptのうちの1つを含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記双極子層がコバルト・クロム白金(CoCrPt)、Co|Ni、Co|Pd、およびCo|Ptの多層のうちの1つを含む、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記双極子層がCoFeB層をさらに含む、請求項14に記載のMTJ。
- 前記固定層が前記SAF構造における前記第2の固定磁性層の磁化方向と反対方向に磁化されている、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記MTJが前記双極子層および前記SAF構造の両方を含み、前記双極子層および前記SAF構造の前記第2の固定磁性層が同一方向に磁化され、前記固定層が前記双極子層および前記第2の固定磁性層の前記磁化方向と反対方向に磁化されている、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 前記双極子層が前記固定層の磁化方向と反対方向に磁化されている、請求項1に記載のMTJ。
- 磁気ランダム・アクセス・メモリ(MRAM)のための磁気トンネル接合(MTJ)を形成する方法であって、
可変の磁化方向を有する磁化自由層を形成するステップと、
前記自由層上に絶縁材料を含むトンネル・バリアを形成するステップと、
前記トンネル・バリア上に不変の磁化方向を有する磁化固定層を形成するステップであって、前記自由層および前記固定層が垂直磁気異方性を有するステップと、
ダスティング層、スペーサ層、および基準層を含む複合固定層であって、前記スペーサ層が前記基準層と前記トンネル・バリアとの間に位置し、前記ダスティング層が前記スペーサ層と前記トンネル・バリアとの間に位置する複合固定層、
前記固定層と第2の固定磁性層との間に位置する合成反強磁性(SAF)スペーサを含むSAF固定層構造であって、前記固定層および前記第2の固定磁性層が前記SAFスペーサを介して反平行に結合するSAF固定層構造、ならびに
前記自由層が双極子層と前記トンネル・バリアとの間に位置する双極子層
のうちの1つまたは複数を形成するステップとを含む、方法。 - 前記自由層を形成するステップがタンタル(Ta)またはタンタル・マグネシウム(TaMg)のうちの1つを含むシード層上に前記自由層を成長させるステップを含み、前記シード層が約0.5ナノメートル(nm)〜約3nmの厚さを有する、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 前記トンネル・バリアが、酸化マグネシウム(MgO)を含み、自然酸化、ラジカル酸化、および高周波(RF)スパッタリングのうちの1つによって形成される、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 前記固定層が前記SAF構造における前記第2の固定磁性層の磁化方向と反対方向に磁化されている、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 前記MTJが前記双極子層および前記SAF構造の両方を含み、前記双極子層および前記SAF構造の前記第2の固定磁性層が同一方向に磁化され、前記固定層が前記双極子層および前記第2の固定磁性層の前記磁化方向と反対方向に磁化されている、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 前記双極子層が前記固定層の磁化方向と反対方向に磁化されている、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 前記自由層がコバルト−鉄−ホウ素(CoFeB)、純鉄(Fe)、CoFeB|Fe、およびFe|CoFeBのうちの1つを含み、前記固定層がコバルト−白金(Co|Pt)およびコバルト−パラジウム(Co|Pd)のうちの1つを含む、請求項19に記載の方法。
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