Voltage-controlled interlayer coupling in perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel junctions

T. Newhouse-Illige; Yaohua Liu; M. Xu; D. Reifsnyder Hickey; A. Kundu; H. Almasi; Chong Bi; X. Wang; J. W. Freeland; D. J. Keavney; C. J. Sun; Y. H. Xu; M. Rosales; X. M. Cheng; Shufeng Zhang; K. A. Mkhoyan; W. G. Wang

doi:10.1038/ncomms15232

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Voltage-controlled interlayer coupling in perpendicularly magnetized magnetic tunnel junctions

T. Newhouse-Illige,
Yaohua Liu,
M. Xu,
D. Reifsnyder Hickey,
A. Kundu,
H. Almasi,
Chong Bi,
X. Wang,
J. W. Freeland,
D. J. Keavney,
C. J. Sun,
Y. H. Xu,
M. Rosales,
X. M. Cheng,
Shufeng Zhang,
K. A. Mkhoyan,
W. G. Wang

Affiliations

T. Newhouse-Illige: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
Yaohua Liu: Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
M. Xu: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
D. Reifsnyder Hickey: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
A. Kundu: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
H. Almasi: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
Chong Bi: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
X. Wang: Department of Physics, Bryn Mawr College
J. W. Freeland: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
D. J. Keavney: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
C. J. Sun: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory
Y. H. Xu: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
M. Rosales: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
X. M. Cheng: Department of Physics, Bryn Mawr College
Shufeng Zhang: Department of Physics, University of Arizona
K. A. Mkhoyan: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
W. G. Wang: Department of Physics, University of Arizona

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15232
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

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Exploring electric field controlled magnetism enables high efficiency and low energy consumption spintronic devices. Here, by manipulating oxygen vacancies and magnetic moment, the authors achieve voltage control of magnetic interlayer coupling in GdOxbased magnetic tunnel junctions.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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