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Observation of giant tunnel magnetoresistance change by ballistic spin transport control

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H01750
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 28020:Nanostructural physics-related
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Materials Science

Principal Investigator

SUKEGAWA Hiroaki  国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 磁性・スピントロニクス材料研究センター, グループリーダー (30462518)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 三浦 良雄  国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 磁性・スピントロニクス材料研究センター, グループリーダー (10361198)
柳原 英人  筑波大学, 数理物質系, 教授 (50302386)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥8,580,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,980,000)
Keywordsスピントロニクス / 強磁性トンネル接合 / トンネル磁気抵抗効果 / エピタキシャル成長 / 磁性薄膜 / 磁気抵抗効果 / スピントロニクス素子 / スピネル / 磁気抵抗素子
Outline of Research at the Start

スピントロニクス技術を用いた不揮発ストレージクラスメモリやニューロモルフィック素子応用の実現には磁気トンネル接合の室温トンネル磁気抵抗比(TMR比)の大きな向上が不可欠である。磁性層とバリア層間に形成される特異な界面状態を精密制御し、その界面状態間において高いバリスティック性を保ったスピン輸送「バリスティックスピン伝導」を実現できればTMR巨大化が期待される。このためスピネルバリア技術を活用した結晶配向制御の高度化と新材質界面開発によってバリア界面状態を最適化し室温1,000%超TMR比達成を狙う。本研究の推進によってTMR現象の再解釈による新たな学術的知見の提供も期待できる。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A significant enhancement in the tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) ratio in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) has been achieved using single crystal thin film technology. Focusing on MTJ stacks with CoFe/MgO/CoFe structures grown in (001) orientation, an enhancement in the TMR ratio was observed by developing interface engineering techniques through introducing nano-insertion layers and additional oxidation processes at the MgO barrier interfaces. Finally, the room temperature TMR ratio record of 631% was achieved. This giant TMR ratio is due to the improvement of the electronic states at the interfaces, leading to a pronounced ballistic spin-transport and a resulting very high tunneling spin polarization. This achievement indicates the potential for significant performance improvements in future spintronic devices.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

室温におけるTMR比の増大は磁気センサーや磁気メモリ(MRAM)を含む幅広いスピントロニクス応用にとって重要な課題である。しかし長い間TMR比の増大は停滞しており、短期間での増大は見込めない状態にあった。本課題では、MTJのバリア層の界面に着目した開発を行ったことで、15年ぶりに室温TMR比の最高値を更新しMTJの高出力化の筋道を示した。これによって、スピントロニクス素子の電気出力の大幅な増大による近い将来のセンサー感度向上やメモリ素子の高密度化・高速動作につながることが期待できる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (48 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (37 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 20 results,  Invited: 14 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Enhanced orbital torque efficiency in nonequilibrium Ru50Mo50(0001) alloy epitaxial thin films2024

    • Author(s)
      Tang Ke、He Cong、Wen Zhenchao、Sukegawa Hiroaki、Ohkubo Tadakatsu、Nozaki Yukio、Mitani Seiji
    • Journal Title

      APL Materials

      Volume: 12 Issue: 3

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0195775

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Nano-crystal domains in Co-based fcc(111) epitaxial magnetic junctions and their impact on tunnel magnetoresistance2023

    • Author(s)
      He Cong、Masuda Keisuke、Song Jieyuan、Scheike Thomas、Wen Zhenchao、Miura Yoshio、Ohkubo Tadakatsu、Hono Kazuhiro、Mitani Seiji、Sukegawa Hiroaki
    • Journal Title

      Acta Materialia

      Volume: 261 Pages: 119394-119394

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119394

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Charge-to-spin conversion in fully epitaxial Ru/Cu hybrid nanolayers with interface control2023

    • Author(s)
      Song Jieyuan、He Cong、Scheike Thomas、Wen Zhenchao、Sukegawa Hiroaki、Ohkubo Tadakatsu、Nozaki Yukio、Mitani Seiji
    • Journal Title

      Nanotechnology

      Volume: 34 Issue: 36 Pages: 365704-365704

    • DOI

      10.1088/1361-6528/acda36

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Quadrupole anomalous Hall effect in magnetically induced electron nematic state2023

    • Author(s)
      Koizumi Hiroki、Yamasaki Yuichi、Yanagihara Hideto
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Pages: 8074-8074

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-023-43543-1

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy of an Ultrathin Fe Layer Grown on NiO(001)2023

    • Author(s)
      Kobayashi Soki、Koizumi Hiroki、Yanagihara Hideto、Okabayashi Jun、Kondo Takahiro、Kubota Takahide、Takanashi Koki、Sonobe Yoshiaki
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Applied

      Volume: 19 Issue: 6 Pages: 064005-064005

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevapplied.19.064005

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Magnetic and electric properties of spinel oxide CoV2O4(001) films2023

    • Author(s)
      Hidaka Atsushi、Koizumi Hiroki、Yanagihara Hideto
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 62 Issue: 5 Pages: 053001-053001

    • DOI

      10.35848/1347-4065/acd1c9

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 631% room temperature tunnel magnetoresistance with large oscillation effect in CoFe/MgO/CoFe(001) junctions2023

    • Author(s)
      T. Scheike, Z. Wen, H. Sukegawa and S. Mitani
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 122 Issue: 11 Pages: 112404-112404

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0145873

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Band-folding-driven high tunnel magnetoresistance ratios in (111)-oriented junctions with SrTiO3 barriers2022

    • Author(s)
      Masuda Keisuke、Itoh Hiroyoshi、Sonobe Yoshiaki、Sukegawa Hiroaki、Mitani Seiji、Miura Yoshio
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: 106 Issue: 13 Pages: 134438-134438

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevb.106.134438

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Enhanced tunnel magnetoresistance in Fe/Mg4Al-Ox/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions2022

    • Author(s)
      T. Scheike, Z. Wen, H. Sukegawa, and S. Mitani
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 120 Issue: 3 Pages: 032404-032404

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0082715

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Magnetoelastic constant of thin films determined by a four-point bending apparatus2022

    • Author(s)
      Yoshihara Shintaro、Yanagihara Hideto
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 61 Issue: 3 Pages: 036502-036502

    • DOI

      10.35848/1347-4065/ac4928

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 巨大室温トンネル磁気抵抗比631%の観測2024

    • Author(s)
      介川裕章、T. Scheike、Z. Wen、三谷誠司
    • Organizer
      2024年第71回 応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Nonequilibrium RuMo alloy epitaxial thin films exhibiting enhanced orbital torque efficiency2024

    • Author(s)
      Ke Tang, Cong He, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Yukio Nozaki, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      2024年第71回 応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Epitaxial (111) Barrier Magnetic Tunnel Junctions with Fcc-CoFe Electrodes2023

    • Author(s)
      Jieyuan Song, Thomas Scheike, Cong He, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Hono, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      MRM2023/IUMRS-ICA2023 Grand Meeting
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Record for tunnel magnetoresistance of 631% at room temperature with barrier interface control technology2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Sukegawa
    • Organizer
      The 68th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Giant oscillatory tunnel magnetoresistance: an unsolved spin dependent tunneling puzzle2023

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Scheike, Cong He, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      The 68th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Three Types of Nano Crystal Domain Structures in Fully Epitaxial fcc-Co/MgO/Co(111) Magnetic Tunnel Junctions.2023

    • Author(s)
      Cong He, Keisuke Masuda, Jieyuan Song, Thomas Scheike, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Yoshio Miura, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Hono, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      The 68th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Epitaxial Ru-Mo(0001) Thin Films with Nano-Scale Resistivity Gradient for Charge-Spin Conversion2023

    • Author(s)
      Ke Tang, Cong He, Zhenchao Wen, 介川 裕章, 大久保 忠勝, 能崎 幸雄, 三谷 誠司
    • Organizer
      The 68th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] CoFe/MgO/CoFe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions with giant tunnel magnetoresistance exceeding 630% at room temperature2023

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Scheike, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      第47回日本磁気学会学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 垂直型強磁性トンネル接合のためのエピタキシャルMgAl2O4/L10-FePt(001)構造の作製2023

    • Author(s)
      金澤 朋希,Thomas Scheike, 埋橋 淳, 大久保 忠勝, 介川 裕章, 三谷 誠司, 柳原 英人
    • Organizer
      第47回日本磁気学会学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 630%を超える室温トンネル磁気抵抗比の観測2023

    • Author(s)
      シャイケ トーマス, 温 振超, 介川 裕章, 三谷 誠司
    • Organizer
      2023年第84回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of spinel barriers for high performance magnetic tunnel junctions2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Sukegawa
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Conference of Asian Union of Magnetics Societies (IcAUMS2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Room temperature tunnel magnetoresistance new record of 631%, toward new spintronic devices2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Sukegawa
    • Organizer
      The 34th Magnetic Recording Conference (TMRC 2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Analysis of large oscillations in tunnel magnetoresistance and resistance of Fe/Mg4Al-Ox/Fe magnetic tunnel junctions2023

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Scheike, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      MML2023 (11th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Improved dielectric breakdown of magnetic tunnel junctions using a lattice-matched MgAl2O4 barrier2023

    • Author(s)
      H. Sukegawa, Z. Wen, S. Kasai, J. Uzuhashi, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, S. Mitani, S. Ichikawa, K. Nakada
    • Organizer
      MML2023 (11th International Symposium on Metallic Multilayers)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Advancing TMR through Epitaxial Technology: Reaching 631% at Room Temperature2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Sukegawa
    • Organizer
      The 2023 Spintronics Workshop on LSI
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Co90Fe10/Mg-Al-O/Co90Fe10 magnetic tunnel junctions with a fully epitaxial fcc (111) structure2023

    • Author(s)
      Jieyuan Song, Thomas Scheike, Cong He, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Hono, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      Intermag 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sawtooth-like giant oscillation of tunnel magnetoresistance in epitaxial Fe/Mg4Al-Ox/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions2023

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Scheike, Zhenchao Wen, Shinya Kasai, Hiroaki Sukegawa, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      Intermag 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Spin current generation in highly conductive Ru/Cu epitaxial heterostructures2023

    • Author(s)
      Zhenchao Wen, Jieyuan Song, Cong He, Thomas Scheike, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Yukio Nozaki, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      Intermag 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interfacial Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy at Fe/NiO(001)2023

    • Author(s)
      Hideto Yanagihara
    • Organizer
      the 6th International Conference on Asian Union Magnetics Societies (IcAUMS)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Magnetic anisotropy in magnetic oxide films with spinel structure2023

    • Author(s)
      Hideto Yanagihara
    • Organizer
      the 2023 Korean Magnetics Society Winter Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Large tunnel magnetoresistance in (111)-oriented junctions with a SrTiO3 barrier2023

    • Author(s)
      Keisuke Masuda, Hiroyoshi Itoh, Yoshiaki Sonobe, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Seiji Mitani, and Yoshio Miura
    • Organizer
      第70回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Staircase-like tunnel resistance increase with barrier thickness in epitaxial Fe/Mg4Al-Ox/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions2023

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Scheike, Zhenchao Wen, Shinya Kasai, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      第70回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 面内スピンバルブ型CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB 強磁性トンネル接合における高効率データ取得と多層構造最適化2023

    • Author(s)
      介川 裕章, シャイケ トーマス, 温 振超, 葛西 伸哉, 三谷 誠司
    • Organizer
      第70回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Frontier of giant tunnel magnetoresistance effect for future spintronic applications2023

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Sukegawa
    • Organizer
      The 1st Y-KAST International Conference, Jeju, Korea
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] NiO(001)上のFe極薄膜における磁気異方性の電界制御2023

    • Author(s)
      嶋山 潤, 日高 温志, 柳原 英人, 介川 裕章
    • Organizer
      第70回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 金属/強磁性絶縁体界面における磁気層間結合の電圧制御2023

    • Author(s)
      日高 温志, 柳原 英人, 介川 裕章
    • Organizer
      第70回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Giant tunnel magnetoresistance of 429% at 300 K and 1,034% at 10 K in Fe/Mg-rich Mg-Al-O/Fe(001) junctions2022

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Scheike, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      24th International Colloquium on Magnetic Films and Surfaces (ICMFS-2022)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fe/MgAlO/Fe(001)単結晶トンネル接合における巨大トンネル磁気抵抗効果2022

    • Author(s)
      介川 裕章, シャイケ トーマス, 温 振超, 葛西 伸哉, 三谷 誠司
    • Organizer
      第46回日本磁気学会学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] fcc-Co90Fe10/MgAlO/Co90Fe10(111)フルエピタキシャル強磁性トンネル接合の開発2022

    • Author(s)
      ソン ジェユアン, シャイケ トーマス, ハ ツォン, 温 振超, 介川 裕章, 大久保 忠勝, 宝野 和博, 三谷 誠司
    • Organizer
      第46回日本磁気学会学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fcc(111) epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions with a Co90Fe10/Mg-Al-O/Co90Fe10 structure2022

    • Author(s)
      Jieyuan SONG, Thomas SCHEIKE, Cong HE, ZhenChao WEN, Hiroaki SUKEGAWA, Tadakatsu OHKUBO, Kazuhiro HONO, Seiji MITANI
    • Organizer
      第83回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Giant Tunnel Magnetoresistance at Room Temperature: Recent Progress and Prospect2022

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Sukegawa
    • Organizer
      The 6th Symposium for the Core Research Clusters for Materials Science and Spintronics, and The 5th Symposium on International Joint Graduated Program in Materials Science, Online
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Giant tunnel magnetoresistance in Fe/Mg4Al-Ox/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions2022

    • Author(s)
      Thomas Scheike, Zhenchao Wen, Hiroaki Sukegawa, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      2022年第69回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Revisiting Fe/MgO/Fe(001): Giant tunnel magnetoresistance up to ~420% at room temperature2021

    • Author(s)
      Hiroaki Sukegawa, Thomas Scheike, Qingyi Xiang, and Zhenchao Wen, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Hono, and Seiji Mitani
    • Organizer
      The 32nd Magnetic Recording Conference (TMRC2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] トンネル磁気抵抗効果の新展開2021

    • Author(s)
      介川 裕章
    • Organizer
      電気学会、光・熱・電気との相互作用を活用した高機能磁気デバイス技術調査専門委員会 5月研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 磁気トンネル接合のトンネルバリア開発による巨大磁気抵抗の実現2021

    • Author(s)
      介川 裕章
    • Organizer
      2021年日本電子材料技術協会セミナー
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Fe/MgO/Fe(001):室温400%・低温900%を超えるトンネル磁気抵抗比の観測2021

    • Author(s)
      シェーク トーマス, 向 清懿, 温 振超, 介川 裕章, 大久保 忠勝, 宝野 和博, 三谷 誠司
    • Organizer
      第45回 日本磁気学会学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Giant tunnel magnetoresistance ratio and oscillation Fe/MgO/Fe(001) and Fe/MgAlO/Fe(001) magnetic tunnel junctions2021

    • Author(s)
      T. Scheike, H. Sukegawa, Q. Xiang, Z. Wen, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, S. Mitani
    • Organizer
      2022 Joint MMM & Intermag conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] NIMS 磁性・スピントロニクス材料研究センターHP

    • URL

      https://www.nims.go.jp/mmu/index_j.html

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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