公开(公告)号：US20190140166A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16097801

申请日：2016-07-01

Applicant: MD Tofizur RAHMAN ,  Christopher J. WIEGAND ,  Brian MAERTZ ,  Daniel G. OUELLETTE ,  Kaan OGUZ ,  Brian S. DOYLE ,  Mark L. DOCZY ,  Daniel B. BERGSTROM ,  Justin S. BROCKMAN ,  Oleg GOLONZKA ,  Tahhir GHANI ,  Intel Corporation

Inventor： MD Tofizur RAHMAN ,  Christopher J. WIEGAND ,  Brian MAERTZ ,  Daniel G. OUELLETTE ,  Kevin P. O'BRIEN ,  Kaan OGUZ ,  Brian S. DOYLE ,  Mark L. DOCZY ,  Daniel B. BERGSTROM ,  Justin S. BROCKMAN ,  Oleg GOLONZKA ,  Tahir GHANI

IPC: H01L43/12 ,  H01L43/10 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/02 ,  G11C11/16

CPC classification number: H01L43/12 ,  G11C11/161 ,  H01L43/02 ,  H01L43/08 ,  H01L43/10

Abstract: Material layer stack structures to provide a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) having improved perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) characteristics. In an embodiment, a free magnetic layer of the material layer stack is disposed between a tunnel barrier layer and a cap layer of magnesium oxide (Mg). The free magnetic layer includes a Cobalt-Iron-Boron (CoFeB) body substantially comprised of a combination of Cobalt atoms, Iron atoms and Boron atoms. A first Boron mass fraction of the CoFeB body is equal to or more than 25% (e.g., equal to or more than 27%) in a first region which adjoins an interface of the free magnetic layer with the tunnel barrier layer. In another embodiment, the first Boron mass fraction is more than a second Boron mass fraction in a second region of the CoFeB body which adjoins an interface of the free magnetic layer with the cap layer.