Pseudo spin valves based on L10 (111)-oriented FePt fixed layers with tilted anisotropy

• We demonstrate magnetoresistance (MR) in excess of 4% in FePt/CoFe/Cu/CoFe/NiFe pseudo spin valves based on L10 (111)-oriented FePt fixed layers with a 36 degrees out-of-plane tilted magnetization. The high MR is achieved by increasing the spin polarization at the Cu interfaces, using thin CoFe, and optimizing the FePt growth and Cu interface quality using Ta and Ta/Pt underlayers. We observe well-separated switching of the FePt/CoFe fixed layer and the CoFe/NiFe free layer, suggesting that CoFe is rigidly exchange coupled to FePt and NiFe in the respective layers.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Annan teknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Other Engineering and Technologies (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

cobalt alloys

copper

exchange interactions (electron)

giant

magnetoresistance

iron alloys

magnetic anisotropy

magnetic

multilayers

magnetic switching

magnetisation

nickel alloys

platinum

alloys

spin polarised transport

spin valves

high areal density

films

Physics

Fysik

high areal density

films

spinntronik

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art (subject category)