SPIN-ORBIT TORQUE SWITCHING DEVICE WITH TUNGSTEN NITRIDE

    公开(公告)号:US20210296575A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17088850

    申请日:2020-11-04

    Abstract: A magnetic device includes a pinned layer having a fixed magnetization direction, a free layer having a switched magnetization direction, a tunnel insulating layer interposed between the pinned layer and the free layer, and a spin-torque generation layer injecting spin current into the free layer as in-plane current flows. The spin current allows a magnetization direction of the free layer to be switched by a spin-orbit torque. The pinned layer and the free layer have perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The spin-torque generation layer includes a tungsten layer and a tungsten-nitride layer sequentially stacked. The tungsten-nitride layer is disposed adjacent to the free layer.

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