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- the present invention relates to a magnetoresistance effect device and a method of production of the same, more particularly relates to a magnetoresistance effect device fabricated utilizing a simple sputtering film-formation method and having an extremely high magnetoresistance ratio and a method of production of the same.
- MRAMs magnetoresistive random access memories
- FIG. 4 shows the structure of the MRAM.
- 102 is a memory device, 103 a word line, and 104 a bit line.
- the large number of memory devices 102 are arranged at intersecting positions of the plurality of word lines 103 and plurality of bit lines 104 and are arranged in a lattice-like positional relationship. Each of the large number of memory devices 102 stores 1 bit of information.
- Each memory device 102 of the MRAM 101 is comprised of a magnetoresistance effect device for storing 1 bit of information, that is, a tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) device 110 , and a transistor 106 having a switching function at the intersecting position of the word line 103 and bit line 104 .
- the main element in the memory device 102 is the TMR device 110 .
- the basic structure of the TMR device as shown in FIG. 6 , is a three-layer structure comprised of a bottom ferromagnetic metal electrode (bottom ferromagnetic layer) 107 /tunnel barrier layer 108 /top ferromagnetic metal electrode (top ferromagnetic layer) 109 .
- the TMR device 110 is therefore comprised of a pair of ferromagnetic layers 107 and 109 and a tunnel barrier layer 108 positioned between them.
- the required voltage is applied across the ferromagnetic layers 107 and 109 at the two sides of the tunnel barrier layer 108 to cause the flow of a predetermined current. In that state, an external magnetic field is applied.
- the electrical resistance of the TMR device becomes the minimum ((A) state: resistance value R P )
- the electrical resistance of the TMR device becomes the maximum ((B) state: resistance value R A ). Therefore, the TMR device 110 can take a parallel state and an anti-parallel state induced by an external magnetic field and store information as a change in resistance value.
- the difference between the resistance value R P of the “parallel state” and resistance value R A of the “anti-parallel state” has to be large.
- the magnetoresistance ratio (MR ratio) is used as the indicator.
- the MR ratio is defined as “(R A ⁇ R P ) ⁇ R P ”.
- the electrode materials of the ferromagnetic metal electrodes have been optimized, the method of production of the tunnel barrier layers have been modified, etc.
- Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2003-304010 and Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2004-63592 propose several optimum examples of use of Fe x Co y B z etc. for the material of the ferromagnetic metal electrode.
- the MR ratio of the TMR device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2003-304010 and Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2004-63592 is lower than about 70%. Further improvement of the MR ratio is necessary.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetoresistance effect device having a high MR ratio, improving the mass producibility, and improving the practicality and a method of production of the same.
- One embodiment of the magnetoresistance effect device and method of production of the same according to the present invention are configured as follows to achieve the above object.
- This magnetoresistance effect device includes a multilayer structure comprised of a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, wherein at least the part of at least one of the ferromagnetic layers contacting the barrier layer is amorphous, and the barrier layer is an MgO layer having a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure.
- the fiber-texture structure corresponds to assembly of poly-crystalline grains, in which the crystal structure is continuous across the layer thickness.
- the grain boundaries can be observed.
- Highly oriented means that the crystallographic orientation in the film thickness direction is very uniform, while there is no specific crystallographic orientation in the plane direction.
- the (001) crystal plane of MgO barrier layer lies parallel to the ferromagnetic layer surface.
- the MgO layer can be either single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure.
- the barrier layer has a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure, the flow of current between the ferromagnetic layers can be made straight and the MR ratio can be made an extremely high value.
- the MgO layer is a single crystal layer formed by the sputtering method.
- an MgO layer with highly oriented fiber-texture structure also yield excellent properties.
- the intermediate barrier layer can be produced simply. This is suitable for mass production.
- the MgO layer is a single crystal layer formed using an MgO target and the sputtering method.
- the MgO layer can also be a highly oriented fiber-texture structure.
- the ferromagnetic layers are CoFeB layers.
- the method of production of a magnetoresistance effect device is a method of production of a magnetoresistance effect device including a multilayer structure comprised of a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, comprising forming at least one ferromagnetic layer so that at least at least the part contacting the barrier layer is amorphous and forming the barrier layer having a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure by using the sputtering method.
- the MgO layer is formed by RF magnetron sputtering using an MgO target.
- the tunnel barrier layer forming the intermediate layer of the TMR device or other magnetoresistance effect device is an MgO layer having a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure
- the MR ratio can be made extremely high.
- a gigabit class ultra-high integrated MRAM can be realized.
- the a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture MgO layer by the sputtering method, it is possible to fabricate a magnetoresistance effect device suitable for mass production and having high practical applicability.
- FIG. 1 is a view of the structure of a magnetoresistance effect device (TMR device) according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a system for fabricating a magnetoresistance effect device (TMR device) according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a graph of the pressure dependency of magnetic characteristics of a magnetoresistance effect device (TMR device) according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the principal structure of an MRAM
- FIG. 5 is a view of the structure of a memory device of an MRAM.
- FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the characteristics of a TMR device.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of the multilayer structure of a magnetoresistance effect device according to the present invention, in particular shows the multilayer structure of a TMR device.
- a substrate 11 is formed with a multilayer film comprised of for example nine layers forming the TMR device 10 .
- magnetic films etc. are stacked from the bottommost first layer to the topmost ninth layer with “Ta”, “PtMn”, “70CoFe”, “Ru”, “CoFeB”, “MgO”, “CoFeB”, “Ta”, and “Ru” in that order.
- the first layer (Ta: tantalum) is an undercoat layer
- the second layer (PtMn) is an anti-ferromagnetic layer.
- the layers from the third layer to the fifth layer form fixed magnetization layers.
- the substantive fixed magnetization layer is the fifth layer ferromagnetic layer comprised of “CoFeB”.
- the sixth layer (MgO: magnesium oxide) is an insulating layer forming a tunnel barrier layer.
- the seventh layer (CoFeB) is a ferromagnetic layer forming a free magnetization layer.
- the sixth layer (MgO) forms an intermediate layer between the pair of ferromagnetic layers (CoFeB) arranged at the top and bottom.
- the eighth layer (Ta: tantalum) and the ninth layer (Ru: ruthenium) form hard mask layers.
- the fixed magnetization layer (fifth layer “CoFeB”), the tunnel barrier layer (sixth layer “MgO”), and free magnetization layer (seventh layer “CoFeB”) form the TMR device part 12 in the strict sense as a basic structure.
- the fixed magnetization layer fifth layer “CoFeB” and the free magnetization layer seventh layer “CoFeB” are known as amorphous ferromagnetic bodies in the as-deposited state.
- the tunnel barrier layer constituted by the MgO layer is formed so as to have a a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure across the thickness direction.
- the figures in parentheses at the layers indicate the thicknesses of the layers in units of “nm (nanometers)”.
- the thicknesses are examples. The invention is not limited to them.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a system for producing a TMR device 10 .
- This system can produce a multilayer film including a plurality of magnetic fields and is a sputtering film-forming system for mass production.
- the magnetic multilayer film fabrication system 20 shown in FIG. 2 is a cluster type system provided with a plurality of film-forming chambers using the sputtering method.
- a transport chamber 22 provided with not shown robot loaders at the center position.
- the transport chamber 22 of the magnetic multilayer film fabrication system 20 is provided with two load/unload chambers 25 and 26 which load/unload substrates (silicon substrates) 11 . These load/unload chambers 25 and 26 are used alternately to enable fabrication of a multilayer film with a good productivity.
- the transport chamber 22 is surrounded with, for example, three film-forming chambers 27 A, 27 B, and 27 C and one etching chamber 28 .
- the etching chamber 28 the required surface of a TMR device 10 is etched.
- a gate valve 30 separating the two chambers and able to open/close the passage between them is provided. Note that each chamber is also provided with a not shown evacuation mechanism, gas introduction mechanism, power supply mechanism, etc.
- the film-forming chambers 27 A, 27 B, and 27 C of the magnetic multilayer film fabrication system 20 use the sputtering method to deposit the above-mentioned magnetic films on the substrate 11 successively from the bottom.
- the ceilings of the film-forming chambers 27 A, 27 B, and 27 C are provided with four or five targets ( 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ), ( 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ), and ( 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 ) arranged on suitable circumferences.
- Substrate holders positioned coaxially with the circumferences carry substrates on them.
- the target 31 is made of “Ta”, while the target 33 is made of “CoFeB”. Further, the target 41 is made of “PtMn”, the target 42 is made of “CoFe”, and the target 43 is made of “Ru”. Further, the target 51 is made of “MgO”.
- the above plurality of targets are provided suitably inclined so as to suitably face the substrate so as to efficiently deposit magnetic films of suitable formulations, but they may also be provided in states parallel to the substrate surface. Further, they are arranged to enable the plurality of targets and the substrate to relatively rotate.
- the film-forming chambers 27 A, 27 B, and 27 C are utilized to successively form films of the magnetic multilayer film shown in FIG. 1 on the substrate 11 by the sputtering method.
- the film-forming conditions of the TMR device part 12 forming the portion of the main elements of the present invention will be explained.
- the fixed magnetization layer (fifth layer “CoFeB”) is formed using a CoFeB 60/20/20 at % target at an Ar pressure of 0.03 Pa, a magnetron DC sputtering, and a sputtering rate of 0.64 ⁇ /sec.
- the tunnel barrier layer (sixth layer “MgO”) is formed using a MgO 50/50 at % target, a sputter gas of Ar, and a pressure changed in the range of 0.01 to 0.4 Pa.
- Magnetron RF sputtering is used to form the film at a sputtering rate of 0.14 ⁇ /sec.
- the free magnetization layer (seventh layer “CoFeB”) is formed under the same film-forming conditions as the fixed magnetization layer (fifth layer “CoFeB”).
- the film-forming speed of the MgO film was 0.14 ⁇ /sec, but the film may also be formed at a speed in the range of 0.01 to 1.0 ⁇ /sec.
- the TMR device 10 finished being formed with films by sputtering in the film-forming chambers 27 A, 27 B, and 27 C is annealed in a heat treatment oven.
- the annealing temperature is for example about 300° C.
- the annealing is performed in a magnetic field of for example 8 kOe (632 kA/m) for example for 4 hours. Due to this, the PtMn of the second layer of the TMR device 10 is given the required magnetization alignment.
- FIG. 3 shows the results of measurement of the magnetic characteristics of MgO.
- a high MR ratio is obtained over the entire measured range.
- a pressure of 0.05 Pa to 0.2 Pa a high MR ratio was obtained.
- the pressure on the substrate increases and the ion impact falls believed resulting in a reduction in film defects.
- the MR ratio increases and the tunnel resistance value (R A ) increases. This is believed to be due to formation of a good single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture film and as a result the leakage current of the film is decreased.
- the tunnel resistance value (R A ) falls and the MR ratio also falls. This is believed to be because the ion impact increases—resulting in an increase in defects of the MgO film.
- a cross-section of a sample was observed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM). As a result, it was observed that, over the entire range of the measured pressure, the MgO film had a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure over the entire layer from the bottom interface to the top interface and that the (001) plane of the MgO single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture was oriented parallel to the interfaces. Further, it was observed that the CoFeB layer was formed in an amorphous state prior to annealing.
- This sample was formed by sandwiching the two sides of the MgO layer with ferromagnetic layers of amorphous CoFeB. But even if only one of the ferromagnetic layers was amorphous CoFeB, similar results are observed. Preferably, during deposition of MgO layer the bottom ferromagnetic layer was amorphous. Although the CoFeB ferromagnetic layers were initially amorphous prior to annealing, the CoFeB ferromagnetic layers became crystallized or partly crystallized when subjected to annealing at temperature higher than 300° C. for a few hours.
- the MgO layer sandwiched with crystallized CoFeB ferromagnetic layers, showed a single crystal or highly-oriented fiber texture with the (001) crystal plane of MgO barrier layer lies parallel to the ferromagnetic layer surface.
- the samples annealed at higher temperature did not show degradation of magnetic and magnetoresistance properties (MR ratio, R A etc.).
- an MgO target 51 was used as the target.
- the RF (high frequency) magnetron sputtering method was used.
- the reactive sputtering method may also be used to sputter the Mg target by a mixed gas of Ar and O 2 and form an MgO film.
- the MgO layer is a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture throughout the layer and has a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure with an (001) plane oriented parallel to the interfaces.
- the pair of ferromagnetic layers forming the TMR device part 12 may also be, instead of the CoFeB having an amorphous state, CoFeTaZr, CoTaZr, CoFeNbZr, CoFeZr, FeTaC, FeTaN, FeC, or other ferromagnetic layers having an amorphous state.
- the present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-259280 filed on filed in the Japan Patent Office on Sep. 7, 2004, the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference.
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A magnetoresistance effect device including a multilayer structure having a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, wherein at least one ferromagnetic layer has at least the part contacting the barrier layer made amorphous and the barrier layer is an MgO layer having a highly oriented texture structure.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/219,866 filed on Sep. 7, 2005, which claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2004-259280 filed on Sep. 7, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a magnetoresistance effect device and a method of production of the same, more particularly relates to a magnetoresistance effect device fabricated utilizing a simple sputtering film-formation method and having an extremely high magnetoresistance ratio and a method of production of the same.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In recent years, as nonvolatile memories, magnetic memory devices called “magnetoresistive random access memories (MRAMs)” have come into attention and have started entering the commercial stage. MRAMs are simple in structure, so ultra-high density integration to the gigabit level is easy. In MRAMs, the relative orientation of the magnetic moment is utilized to create the storage action. As the result, the number of possible re-writability is extremely high and the operating speed can be reduced to the nanosecond level.
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FIG. 4 shows the structure of the MRAM. In the MRAM 101, 102 is a memory device, 103 a word line, and 104 a bit line. The large number ofmemory devices 102 are arranged at intersecting positions of the plurality ofword lines 103 and plurality ofbit lines 104 and are arranged in a lattice-like positional relationship. Each of the large number ofmemory devices 102stores 1 bit of information. - Each
memory device 102 of theMRAM 101, as shown inFIG. 5 , is comprised of a magnetoresistance effect device for storing 1 bit of information, that is, a tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR)device 110, and atransistor 106 having a switching function at the intersecting position of theword line 103 andbit line 104. The main element in thememory device 102 is theTMR device 110. The basic structure of the TMR device, as shown inFIG. 6 , is a three-layer structure comprised of a bottom ferromagnetic metal electrode (bottom ferromagnetic layer) 107/tunnel barrier layer 108/top ferromagnetic metal electrode (top ferromagnetic layer) 109. TheTMR device 110 is therefore comprised of a pair offerromagnetic layers tunnel barrier layer 108 positioned between them. - In the
TMR device 110, as shown inFIG. 6 , the required voltage is applied across theferromagnetic layers tunnel barrier layer 108 to cause the flow of a predetermined current. In that state, an external magnetic field is applied. When the directions of magnetization of theferromagnetic layers TMR device 110 can take a parallel state and an anti-parallel state induced by an external magnetic field and store information as a change in resistance value. - To realize a practical gigabit class MRAM using the above TMR device, the difference between the resistance value RP of the “parallel state” and resistance value RA of the “anti-parallel state” has to be large. As the indicator, the magnetoresistance ratio (MR ratio) is used. The MR ratio is defined as “(RA−RP)÷RP”.
- To raise the MR ratio, in the past, the electrode materials of the ferromagnetic metal electrodes (ferromagnetic layers) have been optimized, the method of production of the tunnel barrier layers have been modified, etc. For example, Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2003-304010 and Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2004-63592 propose several optimum examples of use of FexCoyBz etc. for the material of the ferromagnetic metal electrode.
- The MR ratio of the TMR device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2003-304010 and Japanese Patent Publication (A) No. 2004-63592 is lower than about 70%. Further improvement of the MR ratio is necessary.
- Further, recently, regarding a single crystal TMR thin film using an MgO barrier layer, there has been a report of using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and an ultra-high vacuum evaporation system to fabricate an Fe/MgO/Fe single crystal TMR thin film and obtain an MR ratio of 88% (Yuasa, Shinji et al., “High Tunnel Magnetoresistance at Room Temperature in Fully Epitaxial Fe/MgO/Tunnel Junctions due to Coherent Spin-Polarized Tunneling”, Nanoelectronic Institute, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, issued Apr. 2, 2004, Vol. 43, No. 4B, p. L588-L590). This TMR thin film has a completely epitaxial single crystal structure.
- Fabrication of the single crystal TMR thin film used for the single crystal MgO barrier layer described in the above publication requires use of an expensive MgO single crystal substrate. Further, epitaxial growth of an Fe film by an expensive MBE device, formation of an MgO film by ultrahigh vacuum electron beam evaporation and other sophisticated film deposition technology are required. There is the problem that the longer the film deposition time, the less suitable the process for mass production.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetoresistance effect device having a high MR ratio, improving the mass producibility, and improving the practicality and a method of production of the same.
- One embodiment of the magnetoresistance effect device and method of production of the same according to the present invention are configured as follows to achieve the above object.
- This magnetoresistance effect device includes a multilayer structure comprised of a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, wherein at least the part of at least one of the ferromagnetic layers contacting the barrier layer is amorphous, and the barrier layer is an MgO layer having a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure. Here, the fiber-texture structure corresponds to assembly of poly-crystalline grains, in which the crystal structure is continuous across the layer thickness. However, in the longitudinal (in-plane) direction the grain boundaries can be observed. Highly oriented means that the crystallographic orientation in the film thickness direction is very uniform, while there is no specific crystallographic orientation in the plane direction. Preferably, the (001) crystal plane of MgO barrier layer lies parallel to the ferromagnetic layer surface. Here, the MgO layer can be either single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure.
- According to above magnetoresistance effect device, since the barrier layer has a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure, the flow of current between the ferromagnetic layers can be made straight and the MR ratio can be made an extremely high value.
- In the magnetoresistance effect device, preferably the MgO layer is a single crystal layer formed by the sputtering method. However, an MgO layer with highly oriented fiber-texture structure also yield excellent properties. According to this configuration, the intermediate barrier layer can be produced simply. This is suitable for mass production.
- In the magnetoresistance effect device, preferably the MgO layer is a single crystal layer formed using an MgO target and the sputtering method. The MgO layer can also be a highly oriented fiber-texture structure.
- In the magnetoresistance effect device, preferably the ferromagnetic layers are CoFeB layers.
- The method of production of a magnetoresistance effect device is a method of production of a magnetoresistance effect device including a multilayer structure comprised of a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, comprising forming at least one ferromagnetic layer so that at least at least the part contacting the barrier layer is amorphous and forming the barrier layer having a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure by using the sputtering method. Further, in the method of production of a magnetoresistance effect device, preferably the MgO layer is formed by RF magnetron sputtering using an MgO target.
- According to the present invention, since the tunnel barrier layer forming the intermediate layer of the TMR device or other magnetoresistance effect device is an MgO layer having a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure, the MR ratio can be made extremely high. When using this as a memory device of an MRAM, a gigabit class ultra-high integrated MRAM can be realized. Further, by forming the a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture MgO layer by the sputtering method, it is possible to fabricate a magnetoresistance effect device suitable for mass production and having high practical applicability.
- These and other objects and features of the present invention will become clearer from the following description of the preferred embodiments given with reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a view of the structure of a magnetoresistance effect device (TMR device) according to an embodiment of the present invention, -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a system for fabricating a magnetoresistance effect device (TMR device) according to an embodiment of the present invention, -
FIG. 3 is a graph of the pressure dependency of magnetic characteristics of a magnetoresistance effect device (TMR device) according to an embodiment of the present invention, -
FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of the principal structure of an MRAM, -
FIG. 5 is a view of the structure of a memory device of an MRAM, and -
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the characteristics of a TMR device. - Below, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the attached drawings.
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FIG. 1 shows an example of the multilayer structure of a magnetoresistance effect device according to the present invention, in particular shows the multilayer structure of a TMR device. According to thisTMR device 10, asubstrate 11 is formed with a multilayer film comprised of for example nine layers forming theTMR device 10. In this nine-layer multilayer film, magnetic films etc. are stacked from the bottommost first layer to the topmost ninth layer with “Ta”, “PtMn”, “70CoFe”, “Ru”, “CoFeB”, “MgO”, “CoFeB”, “Ta”, and “Ru” in that order. The first layer (Ta: tantalum) is an undercoat layer, while the second layer (PtMn) is an anti-ferromagnetic layer. The layers from the third layer to the fifth layer (70 CoFe, Ru, CoFeB) form fixed magnetization layers. The substantive fixed magnetization layer is the fifth layer ferromagnetic layer comprised of “CoFeB”. The sixth layer (MgO: magnesium oxide) is an insulating layer forming a tunnel barrier layer. The seventh layer (CoFeB) is a ferromagnetic layer forming a free magnetization layer. The sixth layer (MgO) forms an intermediate layer between the pair of ferromagnetic layers (CoFeB) arranged at the top and bottom. The eighth layer (Ta: tantalum) and the ninth layer (Ru: ruthenium) form hard mask layers. The fixed magnetization layer (fifth layer “CoFeB”), the tunnel barrier layer (sixth layer “MgO”), and free magnetization layer (seventh layer “CoFeB”) form theTMR device part 12 in the strict sense as a basic structure. The fixed magnetization layer fifth layer “CoFeB” and the free magnetization layer seventh layer “CoFeB” are known as amorphous ferromagnetic bodies in the as-deposited state. The tunnel barrier layer constituted by the MgO layer is formed so as to have a a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure across the thickness direction. - Note that, in
FIG. 1 , the figures in parentheses at the layers indicate the thicknesses of the layers in units of “nm (nanometers)”. The thicknesses are examples. The invention is not limited to them. - Next, referring to
FIG. 2 , a system and method for producing aTMR device 10 having the above multilayer structure will be explained.FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of a system for producing aTMR device 10. This system can produce a multilayer film including a plurality of magnetic fields and is a sputtering film-forming system for mass production. - The magnetic multilayer
film fabrication system 20 shown inFIG. 2 is a cluster type system provided with a plurality of film-forming chambers using the sputtering method. In thissystem 20, atransport chamber 22 provided with not shown robot loaders at the center position. Thetransport chamber 22 of the magnetic multilayerfilm fabrication system 20 is provided with two load/unloadchambers chambers - In this magnetic multilayer
film fabrication system 20, thetransport chamber 22 is surrounded with, for example, three film-formingchambers etching chamber 28. In theetching chamber 28, the required surface of aTMR device 10 is etched. At the interface with each chamber, agate valve 30 separating the two chambers and able to open/close the passage between them is provided. Note that each chamber is also provided with a not shown evacuation mechanism, gas introduction mechanism, power supply mechanism, etc. - The film-forming
chambers film fabrication system 20 use the sputtering method to deposit the above-mentioned magnetic films on thesubstrate 11 successively from the bottom. For example, the ceilings of the film-formingchambers - In the above explanation, for example, the
target 31 is made of “Ta”, while thetarget 33 is made of “CoFeB”. Further, thetarget 41 is made of “PtMn”, thetarget 42 is made of “CoFe”, and thetarget 43 is made of “Ru”. Further, thetarget 51 is made of “MgO”. - The above plurality of targets are provided suitably inclined so as to suitably face the substrate so as to efficiently deposit magnetic films of suitable formulations, but they may also be provided in states parallel to the substrate surface. Further, they are arranged to enable the plurality of targets and the substrate to relatively rotate. In the
system 20 having this configuration, the film-formingchambers FIG. 1 on thesubstrate 11 by the sputtering method. - The film-forming conditions of the
TMR device part 12 forming the portion of the main elements of the present invention will be explained. The fixed magnetization layer (fifth layer “CoFeB”) is formed using a CoFeB 60/20/20 at % target at an Ar pressure of 0.03 Pa, a magnetron DC sputtering, and a sputtering rate of 0.64 Å/sec. Next, the tunnel barrier layer (sixth layer “MgO”) is formed using a MgO 50/50 at % target, a sputter gas of Ar, and a pressure changed in the range of 0.01 to 0.4 Pa. Magnetron RF sputtering is used to form the film at a sputtering rate of 0.14 Å/sec. Next, the free magnetization layer (seventh layer “CoFeB”) is formed under the same film-forming conditions as the fixed magnetization layer (fifth layer “CoFeB”). - In this embodiment, the film-forming speed of the MgO film was 0.14 Å/sec, but the film may also be formed at a speed in the range of 0.01 to 1.0 Å/sec.
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TMR device 10 finished being formed with films by sputtering in the film-formingchambers TMR device 10 is given the required magnetization alignment. -
FIG. 3 shows the results of measurement of the magnetic characteristics of MgO. A high MR ratio is obtained over the entire measured range. In particular, in the region of a pressure of 0.05 Pa to 0.2 Pa, a high MR ratio was obtained. In the region of a pressure of 0.05 Pa or more, the pressure on the substrate increases and the ion impact falls believed resulting in a reduction in film defects. With a pressure of 0.05 Pa or more, the MR ratio increases and the tunnel resistance value (RA) increases. This is believed to be due to formation of a good single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture film and as a result the leakage current of the film is decreased. On the other hand, in the region of 0.05 Pa or less, the tunnel resistance value (RA) falls and the MR ratio also falls. This is believed to be because the ion impact increases—resulting in an increase in defects of the MgO film. A cross-section of a sample was observed by a transmission electron microscope (TEM). As a result, it was observed that, over the entire range of the measured pressure, the MgO film had a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure over the entire layer from the bottom interface to the top interface and that the (001) plane of the MgO single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture was oriented parallel to the interfaces. Further, it was observed that the CoFeB layer was formed in an amorphous state prior to annealing. - This sample was formed by sandwiching the two sides of the MgO layer with ferromagnetic layers of amorphous CoFeB. But even if only one of the ferromagnetic layers was amorphous CoFeB, similar results are observed. Preferably, during deposition of MgO layer the bottom ferromagnetic layer was amorphous. Although the CoFeB ferromagnetic layers were initially amorphous prior to annealing, the CoFeB ferromagnetic layers became crystallized or partly crystallized when subjected to annealing at temperature higher than 300° C. for a few hours. In this case, the MgO layer, sandwiched with crystallized CoFeB ferromagnetic layers, showed a single crystal or highly-oriented fiber texture with the (001) crystal plane of MgO barrier layer lies parallel to the ferromagnetic layer surface. Compared with the samples annealed at 300° C., the samples annealed at higher temperature did not show degradation of magnetic and magnetoresistance properties (MR ratio, RA etc.).
- On the other hand, when forming CoFe having a polycrystalline structure as the ferromagnetic layer at the two sides of the MgO layer, a large number of dislocations are seen in the MgO layer, a good single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture film cannot be obtained, and the magnetoresistance characteristics are low.
- At this time, as explained above, an
MgO target 51 was used as the target. Preferably, the RF (high frequency) magnetron sputtering method was used. Note that the reactive sputtering method may also be used to sputter the Mg target by a mixed gas of Ar and O2 and form an MgO film. - Note that above, the MgO layer is a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture throughout the layer and has a single crystal or highly oriented fiber-texture structure with an (001) plane oriented parallel to the interfaces. Further, the pair of ferromagnetic layers forming the
TMR device part 12 may also be, instead of the CoFeB having an amorphous state, CoFeTaZr, CoTaZr, CoFeNbZr, CoFeZr, FeTaC, FeTaN, FeC, or other ferromagnetic layers having an amorphous state. - The configurations, shapes, sizes (thicknesses), and layouts explained in the above embodiments are only shown schematically to an extent enabling the present invention to be understood and worked. Further, the numerical values and compositions (materials) are only shown for illustration. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the explained embodiments and can be changed in various ways within the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.
- The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-259280 filed on filed in the Japan Patent Office on Sep. 7, 2004, the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference.
Claims (11)
1. A magnetoresistance effect device including a multilayer structure comprised of a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, wherein
at least a part of at least one of said ferromagnetic layers contacting said barrier layer is amorphous, and
said barrier layer is an MgO layer having a single crystal structure.
2. A magnetoresistance effect device including a multilayer structure comprised of a pair of ferromagnetic layers and a barrier layer positioned between them, wherein
at least a part of at least one of said ferromagnetic layers contacting said barrier layer is amorphous, and
said barrier layer is an MgO layer having a highly oriented fiber-texture structure.
3. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said MgO layer is a single crystal layer formed by a sputtering method.
4. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said MgO layer is a highly oriented fiber-texture layer formed by a sputtering method.
5. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said MgO layer is a single crystal layer formed using an MgO target and a sputtering method.
6. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said MgO layer is a a highly oriented fiber-texture layer formed using an MgO target and a sputtering method.
7. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said ferromagnetic layers are CoFeB layers.
8. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein said ferromagnetic layers are CoFeB layers.
9. A magnetoresistance effect device comprising:
a barrier layer having fiber-texture with a crystal, and a first and second ferromagnetic layers positioned at both sides of said barrier layer.
10. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 9 , wherein said barrier layer includes Mg an O.
11. The magnetoresistance effect device as set forth in claim 10 , wherein both or either of said first and second ferromagnetic layers includes CoFeB.
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