JP5765721B2 - 高い垂直磁気異方性を示す極薄垂直磁化膜、その製造方法及び用途 - Google Patents
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基板上にシード層、磁性層、及び酸化物層が設けられる積層膜を含む構成を有する垂直磁気異方性を示す極薄垂直磁化膜であって、該シード層が少なくとも1種のBCC金属の窒化物を含み、磁性層がCoFeB合金を含み、酸化物層がMgOを含むことを特徴とする、上記極薄垂直磁化膜。
[2]
前記BCC金属の窒化物がTaの窒化物である、[1]に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
[3]
前記Taの窒化物の成分組成が、Ta:N=1:x(0<x<0.6)である、[2]に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
[4]
前記磁性層の膜厚が0.3nm以上1.5nm以下であることを特徴とする、[1]に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
[5]
前記CoFeB合金の成分組成(CoxFe1−x)yB1−yが、0<x≦0.8でかつ、y≧0.7の関係を有することを特徴とする、[1]に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
[6]
垂直磁気異方性が0.1x106erg/cm3以上でかつ、飽和磁化が200emu/cm3以上の磁気特性を有することを特徴とする、[1]に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
[7]
前記磁性層との界面に垂直磁気異方性を有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
[8]
[1]に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法であって、前記シード層をスパッタ法により成膜する時のArとN2のガス流量体積比Q(Q=N2流量/ガス(Ar+N2)全流量、と定義)が、0<Q≦0.05の関係を有することを特徴とする、極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法。
[9]
[8]に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法であって、成膜後150oC以上350oC以下の温度範囲で熱処理を施すことを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法。
[10]
[1]から[7]のいずれかに記載の極薄垂直磁化膜で構成されることを特徴とする磁気デバイス。
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磁気記録メモリである、[10]に記載の磁気デバイス。
[12]
磁気センサーである、[10]に記載の磁気デバイス。
[13]
基板上にシード層、磁性層、及び酸化物層が設けられる積層膜を含む構成を有する垂直磁気異方性を示す極薄垂直磁化膜であって、該シード層が少なくとも1種のBCC金属の窒化物を含み、磁性層がBを含むアモルファス遷移金属合金を含むことを特徴とする、上記極薄垂直磁化膜。
なお、下記(1)から(7)もそれぞれ本発明の好ましい実施形態の一つである。
(1)
基板上にシード層、磁性層、酸化物層で構成される垂直磁気異方性を示す極薄垂直磁化膜であって、シード層がTaN、磁性層がCoFeB合金、酸化物層がMgOであることを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜。
(2)
上記(1)に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜であって、磁性層の膜厚が0.3nm以上1.5 nm以下であることを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜。
(3)
上記(1)に記載の磁性層のCoFeB合金の成分組成(CoxFe1−x)yB1−yが、0<x≦0.8でかつ、y≧0.7の関係を有することを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜。
(4)
上記(1)に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜であって、垂直磁気異方性が0.1x106erg/cm3以上でかつ、飽和磁化が200emu/cm3以上の磁気特性を有することを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜。
(5)
基板上にシード層、磁性層、酸化物層で構成される垂直磁気異方性を示す上記(1)に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法であって、シード層TaNをスパッタ法により成膜する時のArとN2のガス流量比(Qと定義)が、0<Q≦0.2の関係を有することを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法。
(6)
上記(5)に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法であって、成膜後150oC以上350oC以下の温度範囲で熱処理を施すことを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法。
(7)
上記(1)から(4)のいずれかに記載の極薄垂直磁化膜で構成されることを特徴とする面内電流印加型の磁気記録メモリや磁気デバイス。
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マグネトロンスパッタ法を用いてシリコン基板上に薄膜を作製した。シリコン基板として、100nmの熱酸化膜がついているものを用いた。スパッタは5x10−7Pa以下の超高真空中にしてから行った。Ta、又はTaN、CoFeBの製膜にはDCスパッタ(10W)、MgOの製膜にはRFスパッタ(100W)を用いた。Arガス圧はTa製膜時が1.1Pa、CoFeB製膜時が0.4Pa、MgO製膜時が1.3 Paであった。TaNの製膜にあたっては全ガス圧を1.1Paで固定し、ArとN2のガス流量体積比Q(Q=N2流量/ガス(Ar+N2)全流量)を調節してTaN(Q=0のときはTa)を成膜した。成膜したCoFeBの組成には、ターゲットの組成を用いた。シード層/磁性層/酸化物層を成膜した後、酸化物層を水分などから保護するために、1nmのTa層を保護層として成膜した。
図2中、H⊥がヒステリシスを有することを明示するため、横軸を拡大した図を併せて示した。なお、本実施例は原理確認のための大面積のものであり、実際にデバイスとして使用する際には、素子を微細化するためヒステリシスの開き、及び角型はより明確なものとなる。
なお、熱処理なしの場合には、酸化物層MgOが結晶化しなかったために磁気異方性定数が負となったものと思われる。
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- 基板上にシード層、磁性層、及び酸化物層が設けられる積層膜を含む構成を有する垂直磁気異方性を示す極薄垂直磁化膜であって、該シード層が少なくとも1種のTaの窒化物を含み、磁性層がCoFeB合金を含み、酸化物層がMgOを含むことを特徴とする、上記極薄垂直磁化膜。
- 前記Taの窒化物の成分組成が、Ta:N=1:x(0<x<0.6)である、請求項1に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
- 前記磁性層の膜厚が0.3nm以上1.5nm以下であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
- 前記CoFeB合金の成分組成(CoxFe1−x)yB1−yが、0<x≦0.8でかつ、y≧0.7の関係を有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
- 垂直磁気異方性が0.1x106erg/cm3以上でかつ、飽和磁化が200emu/cm3以上の磁気特性を有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
- 前記磁性層の界面に垂直磁気異方性を有することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜。
- 請求項1に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法であって、前記シード層をスパッタ法により成膜する時のArとN2のガス流量体積比Q(Q=N2流量/ガス(Ar+N2)全流量、と定義)が、0<Q<0.05の関係を有することを特徴とする、極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法。
- 請求項7に記載の極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法であって、成膜後150oC以上350oC以下の温度範囲で熱処理を施すことを特徴とする極薄垂直磁化膜の製造方法。
- 請求項1から6のいずれかに記載の極薄垂直磁化膜で構成されることを特徴とする磁気デバイス。
- 磁気記録メモリである、請求項9に記載の磁気デバイス。
- 磁気センサーである、請求項9に記載の磁気デバイス。
- 基板上にシード層、磁性層、及び酸化物層が設けられる積層膜を含む構成を有する垂直磁気異方性を示す極薄垂直磁化膜であって、該シード層が少なくとも1種のTaの窒化物を含み、磁性層がBを含むアモルファス遷移金属合金を含むことを特徴とする、上記極薄垂直磁化膜。
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