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Evaluation of AlOx in Co/AlOx/Co spin tunneling junctions by XPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Yuki Otaka ,
Hideo Kaiju ,
Mao Nishiyama ,
Naoki Sakaguchi  and
Kazuo Shiiki
Yuki Otaka
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan
Hideo Kaiju
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan
Mao Nishiyama
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan
Naoki Sakaguchi
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan
Kazuo Shiiki
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Keio University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 223-8522, Japan
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Abstract

Oxidation states of AlOx in Co/AlOx/Co spin tunneling junctions were studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Co(10nm)/AlOx/Co(50nm) spin tunneling junctions were fabricated on glass substrates by ion-beam mask sputtering. The Al layers were deposited in various thicknesses and were oxidized in pure O2 gas for 24-48 hours at room temperature. Co/AlOx bilayers simultaneously fabricated were analyzed by XPS. The thicker the Al layer is deposited, the more the unoxidized Al remains. MR ratio of the junctions increasedas the unoxidized Al decreased, and this result is qualitatively in agreement with the LMTO calculation result. The O/Al ratio of AlOx layer is about 1.9-2.0, which means existence of the higher order oxides than Al2O3. XPS depth profiles showed that the unoxidized Al remains not only near the interface with Co but also near the surface when the deposited Al layer thickness isthick.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 811: Symposia D/E – Integration of Advanced Micro-and Nanelectronic Devices-Critical Issues and Solutions , 2004 , E3.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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