Magnetostriction Effect of Amorphous CoFeB Thin Films and Application in Spin Dependent Tunnel Junctions

Abstract

CoFeB thin films and magnetic tunnel junctions using them are studied for magnetostriction effect. The single layer films were sputter deposited with excellent soft magnetic properties including a high saturation magnetization of 1.5 T, a near zero hard axis coercivity, a low easy axis coercivity of 2.0 Oe, and an induced magnetic anisotropy field of 32 Oe. The saturation magnetostriction constant is measured to be 31 ppm. Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) were fabricated and tested for potential strain gauge applications. The gauge factor for the magnetostrictive MTJs, a measure of strain sensitivity, is many times of the best piezoresistive devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA452116

Entities

People

  • Cathy Nordman
  • Dexin Wang
  • James M. Daughton
  • John Myers
  • Zhenghong Qian

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anisotropy
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Diffraction
  • Films
  • High Temperature
  • Magnetic Anisotropy
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Phenomena
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetostriction
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Resistance
  • Strain Gages
  • Tensile Strain
  • Thin Films
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.