Probing momentum distributions in magnetic tunnel junctions via hot-electron decay

R. Jansen; T. Banerjee; B.G. Park; J.C. Lodder

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Probing momentum distributions in magnetic tunnel junctions via hot-electron decay

R. Jansen, T. Banerjee, B.G. Park, J.C. Lodder

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The tunnel momentum distribution in a magnetic tunnel junction is probed by analyzing the decayof the hot electrons in the Co metal anode after tunneling, using a three-terminal transistor structurein which the hot-electron attenuation is sensitive to the tunnel momentum distribution. Solid stateamorphous Al₂O₃ barriers and the vacuum barrier of a scanning tunneling microscope arecompared. For the former the attenuation length in nominally the same Co is strikingly larger factorof 2, implying a more isotropic tunnel momentum distribution for Al₂O₃ barriers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied physics letters
Volume	90
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2737128
Publication status	Published - 8 May 2007

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