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MA: Fachverband Magnetismus

MA 32: Magnetic recording, sensors and other devices

MA 32.4: Vortrag

Mittwoch, 3. April 2019, 12:45–13:00, H53

Improvement of band matching by monolayer Ni insertion at the Co2FeGa0.5Ge0.5/Ag interfaces in current-perpendicular-to-plane pseudo spin valves — •Björn Büker1,2, Jin Won Jung2, Yuya Sakuraba2, Yoshio Miura2, Taisuke Sasaki2, Andreas Hütten1, and Kazuhiro Hono21Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany — 2NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan

All-metallic current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistive devices (CPP-GMR) using half-metallic Heusler alloys have gathered a lot of interest lately, e.g. as next generation read heads for high density hard drives. For further enhancement of the MR ratio, interfacial spin-dependent scattering, which is directly related to the electronic band matching of the Heusler and the non-magnetic spacer, is an important factor for optimization. Recently Jung et al. have demonstrated a large enhancement of the MR ratio to more than 80% in Co2FeGa0.5Ge0.5 /Ag/ Co2FeGa0.5Ge0.5 (CFGG) structures by inserting thin layers of NiAl at the CFGG/Ag interface, even though Al showed undesired interdiffusion. Therefore, we have performed a systematic study on thin layers of pure Ni at the CFGG/Ag interface, in order to investigate the mechanism of the enhanced magnetoresistance caused by the inserted layer.
The pseudo spin valve (PSV) films were prepared on a MgO(001) substrate. The MR ratio increased significantly from 27% for tNi=0 nm to 44% for tNi=0.21 nm. HRTEM images of the interface along with atomic resolution EDS elemental mappings confirm a Ni monolayer at the interface.

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