Abstract
Magnetic tunnel junctions having a low-work-function Gd/Co nanolayer at the interface with an Al2O3
tunnel barrier are shown to exhibit both positive and negative values of the tunnel magnetoresistance. The sign
of the tunnel spin polarization of the Gd/Co nanolayer electrode depends on the thickness of the Gd and Co
layers, temperature, and applied voltage. This reflects the nature of the interaction between the conduction
electrons of the rare-earth and transition metals.
| Original language | Undefined |
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| Article number | 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.212403 |
| Pages (from-to) | 212403 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | CFP08545-D |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- METIS-255030
- SMI-NE: From 2006 in EWI-NE
- IR-62630
- EWI-14665