JP6713650B2 - 垂直磁化膜と垂直磁化膜構造並びに磁気抵抗素子および垂直磁気記録媒体 - Google Patents
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Description
(Mn1−xMx)Ny
(Mは、Ga、Geの金属元素のうちの1種または2種以上を示し、0<x≦0.5、0<y<0.1である。)
で表わされる、D022またはD022構造に類似した構造であるL10結晶構造を有するものであることを特徴とする。
(Mn1−xMx)Ny
(0<x≦0.5、0<y<0.1)
の組成を有するものであるが、金属元素Mとしては、代表的には、また好ましいものはGa(ガリウム)である。Gaに代わるものとしては、Geである。これらの金属原子は窒化前のMn1−xMx合金がD022構造もしくはL10構造を有する強磁性体であることから選択されたものである。ここでL10構造を含む理由として、L10構造はD022構造と非常に類似した結晶構造であり、Mn1−xMx合金においては、Mn75M25の組成において厳密なD022構造が得られ、M組成を増加するにしたがってMnのサイトを一部Mが置換されL10構造のMn50M50へと連続的に変化していくためである。いずれの構造においても強い垂直磁気異方性を示す。
(A)基本構造
図1、図2、図3は、各々本発明の実施形態に係る垂直磁化膜構造1および4、垂直磁化MTJ素子9について示した概要図である。
(B)製造方法
次に、前記の垂直磁化膜構造1、4および垂直磁化MTJ素子構造9の製造方法について説明する。
前記(B)製造方法に基づいてMgO基板上にMn−Ga−N膜についての磁気特性について説明する。図4(a)、(b)には、図1の構造において、基板をMgO(001)とし、50nmの設計厚さ、基板温度Ts=480℃の基板温度、Mn70Ga30ターゲットを用いてスパッタ法で作製したMnGa(N)膜の磁化曲線を示す。ここでIn-plane、Perpendicularとは外部磁場μ0Hをそれぞれ膜面内、膜垂直方向へ印加して測定したことを示す。ここで、誘導結合プラズマ法による分析によって、Mn:Ga原子比は75:25%と確認された。図4(a)、(b)は、それぞれ窒素ガス比0%(窒素導入なし)および窒素ガス比η=0.33%の条件でMnGaターゲットからスパッタを行ってMn−Ga(−N)薄膜を作製した例を示している。これらは基板からのバックグランド信号を取り除いてあり、Mn−Ga(−N)膜のみの磁化曲線に相当する。両方の膜は明確に膜垂直磁場印加時に角形の良い磁気ヒステリシスを示す。一方で、面内磁場印加時には磁化が飽和しにくいことがわかる。したがって、これらは膜垂直方向が容易磁化方向となった垂直磁化膜となっていることを示している。
(結晶構造)
図5(a)は、上記のMn−Ga(−N)膜のX線回折プロファイルを窒素量ηによる影響を示したものである。この図5(a)から、η=0.25%のMn−Ga−N膜は、Mn−Ga膜(η=0%)と同様のD022型であることが確認された。η=0.33%以上ではペロブスカイト相(E21)が共存するようになり、η=0.66%ではE21相がより主体となった膜になることがわかる。
(Mn1−xGax)Ny
において、x=0.3、y=0.005
と確認された。
(表面構造)
原子間力顕微鏡による1×1μm2の面積の観察によれば(a)η=0%に比べ、(b)η=0.33%の表面平均ラフネスRaは1.76nmから0.48nmと低下し、平坦性が向上していることがわかる。このことは図8(a)、(b)のSTEM像によって確認される。η=0%の場合、基板面まで貫通する穴が見られ、平坦性を大きく損なっているが、η=0.33%の窒素導入によって非常に平坦構造が得られる。したがって、MTJ素子用垂直磁化層として適している膜構造が得られている。
<比較例1>
次により高い窒素量を用いた場合について比較する(非特許文献3)。η=1%、基板温度Ts=480℃、Mn75Ga25の組成を用いて得られたMnGaN膜はE21構造を持ち、磁気異方性エネルギー密度Kuは0.1MJ/m3と小さかった。このMn−Ga−N膜の組成は、EDS分析から組成式
(Mn1−xGax)Ny
においてx=0.36、y=0.12
と確認された。したがって、y>0.1の場合においてはD022構造を保持することが困難であり、高い磁気異方性エネルギー密度Kuを示さない。
2、5、10 基板
3、7垂直磁化膜
6、11 下地層
8、14 非磁性層
9 垂直磁化MTJ構造
12 第一の垂直磁化層
13 非磁性層(トンネルバリア層)
14 第二の垂直磁化層
15 上部電極
Claims (9)
- 組成が、
(Mn1−xMx)Ny
(Mは、Ga、Geの金属元素のうちの1種または2種を示し、0<x≦0.5、0<y<0.05を示す。)
で表わされ、D022またはL10型結晶構造からなるものであることを特徴とする垂直磁化膜。 - 基板上に、または基板上に下地層を介して気相成膜されたものであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の垂直磁化膜。
- 請求項1に記載の垂直磁化膜が基板上に、または基板上に下地層を介して積層された構造を有することを特徴とする垂直磁化膜構造。
- 基板は、(001)面方位の立方晶系単結晶の基板、または(001)面方位をもって成長した立方晶系配向膜であることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の垂直磁化膜構造。
- 下地層は、非磁性層または電気伝導層であって単結晶成長されたものであることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の垂直磁化膜構造。
- 請求項4または5に記載の垂直磁化膜構造において、垂直磁化膜の上には非磁性層が積層されていることを特徴とする垂直磁化膜構造。
- 請求項4または5に記載の垂直磁化膜構造における前記垂直磁化膜を第一の垂直磁化層とし、その上に、トンネルバリア層、前記垂直磁化膜と同一または同種、もしくは他の垂直磁化膜が第二の垂直磁化膜層として積層されていることを特徴とする垂直磁化型トンネル磁気抵抗(MTJ)素子構造。
- 請求項7に記載の素子構造において、第二の垂直磁化膜層の上に上部電極を有していることを特徴とする垂直磁化型トンネル磁気抵抗(MTJ)素子構造。
- 請求項4から6のいずれか一項に記載の垂直磁化膜構造が、少なくともその構成の一部とされていることを特徴とする垂直磁気記録媒体。
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