摘要:
A method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element is provided. The magneto-resistance effect element includes a first magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic material, a second magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic material and a spacer layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, the spacer layer having an insulating layer and a conductive portion penetrating through the insulating layer. The method includes: forming a film to be a base material of the spacer layer; performing a first treatment using a gas including at least one of oxygen molecules, oxygen atoms, oxygen ions, oxygen plasma and oxygen radicals on the film; and performing a second treatment using a gas including at least one of helium ions, helium plasma, helium radicals, neon ions, neon plasma and neon radicals on the film submitted to the first treatment.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a magneto-resistance effect element includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a first magnetic layer provided between the first and the second electrodes; a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second electrode; and an oxide layer of a metal oxide provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The oxide layer includes wustite crystal grains of a wustite structure with a (1 1 1) plane orientation containing iron. A lattice spacing of a (1 1 1) plane of the wustite crystal grains is not less than 0.253 nanometers and not more than 0.275 nanometers.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element is provided. The magneto-resistance effect element includes a first magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic material, a second magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic material and a spacer layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, the spacer layer having an insulating layer and a conductive portion penetrating through the insulating layer. The method includes: forming a film to be a base material of the spacer layer; performing a first treatment using a gas including at least one of oxygen molecules, oxygen atoms, oxygen ions, oxygen plasma and oxygen radicals on the film; and performing a second treatment using a gas including at least one of nitrogen ions, nitrogen atoms, nitrogen plasma, and nitrogen radicals on the film submitted to the first treatment.
摘要:
An example magneto-resistance effect element includes a fixed magnetization layer of which a magnetization is substantially fixed in one direction; a free magnetization layer of which a magnetization is rotated in accordance with an external magnetic field and which is formed opposite to the fixed magnetization layer; and a spacer layer including a current confining layer with an insulating layer and a conductor to pass a current through the insulating layer in a thickness direction thereof and which is located between the fixed magnetization layer and the free magnetization layer. A thin film layer is located on a side opposite to the spacer layer relative to the free magnetization layer and a functional layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Mg, B, Al is formed in or on at least one of the fixed magnetization layer, the free magnetization layer and the thin film layer.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, a spacer layer, an oxide layer, and a metal layer. The oxide layer is provided between the first electrode and the first magnetic layer, or within the first magnetic layer, or between the first magnetic layer and the spacer layer, or within the spacer layer, or between the spacer layer and the second magnetic layer, or within the second magnetic layer, or between the second magnetic layer and the second electrode. The oxide layer includes at least one element of Zn, In, Sn, and Cd, and at least one element of Fe, Co, and Ni. The metal layer includes at least one element of Zn, In, Sn, and Cd by not less than 5 at % and not more than 80 at %, and at least one element of Fe, Co, and Ni.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive element includes a layered structure and a pair of electrodes, the layered structure including a cap layer, a magnetization pinned layer, a magnetization free layer, a spacer layer and a functional layer provided in the magnetization pinned layer, between the magnetization pinned layer and the spacer layer, between the spacer layer and the magnetization free layer, in the magnetization free layer, or between the magnetization free layer and the cap layer and including an oxide, the method including forming a film including a base material of the functional layer, performing an oxidation treatment on the film using a gas containing oxygen in a form of at least one selected from the group consisting of molecule, ion, plasma and radical, and performing a reduction treatment using a reducing gas on the film after the oxidation treatment.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a base, and a first sensor unit. The first sensor unit includes a first transducer thin film, a first strain sensing device and a second strain sensing device. The first strain sensing device includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a first intermediate layer provided between the first and the second magnetic layers. The second strain sensing device is provided apart from the first strain sensing device on the first membrane surface and provided at a location different from a location of the barycenter, the second strain sensing device including a third magnetic layer, a fourth magnetic layer, and a second intermediate layer provided between the third and the fourth magnetic layers, the first and the second intermediate layers being nonmagnetic. The first and the second strain sensing devices, and the barycenter are in a straight line.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a pressure sensing device includes preparing a sensor unit and a mounting substrate. The sensor unit includes: a membrane body; and an element unit provided on the membrane body. The element unit includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a first magnetic layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and having magnetization in a first direction. The mounting substrate includes: a base; a first electrode pad provided on the base; and a second electrode pad provided on the base and provided apart from the first electrode pad. The method further includes joining the first electrode pad to the first electrode while heated, and joining the second electrode pad to the second electrode while heated, with an external magnetic field along the first direction applied to the sensor unit.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a magneto-resistance effect element is provided. The magneto-resistance effect element includes a first magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic material, a second magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic material and a spacer layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, the spacer layer having an insulating layer and a conductive portion penetrating through the insulating layer. The method includes: forming a film to be a base material of the spacer layer; performing a first treatment using a gas including at least one of oxygen molecules, oxygen atoms, oxygen ions, oxygen plasma and oxygen radicals on the film; and performing a second treatment using a gas including at least one of hydrogen molecules, hydrogen atoms, hydrogen ions, hydrogen plasma, hydrogen radicals, deuterium molecules, deuterium atoms, deuterium ions, deuterium plasma and deuterium radicals on the film submitted to the first treatment.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive element includes a lamination body and a pair of electrodes. The lamination body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a spacer layer. The spacer layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer and includes an oxide layer. The oxide layer includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, In, Sn, and Cd, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni.