1. Multilevel resistance states in van der Waals multiferroic tunnel junctions above room temperature.
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Zhang, Yuanxiang, Li, Xinlu, Sheng, Jichao, Yu, Shujie, Zhang, Jia, and Su, Yurong
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TUNNEL magnetoresistance ,GIANT magnetoresistance ,MAGNETIC control ,NONVOLATILE memory ,TUNNEL design & construction ,JOSEPHSON junctions - Abstract
Multiferroic tunnel junctions (MFTJs) comprised of magnetic electrodes and a ferroelectric tunnel barrier have been emerging as promising candidates for nonvolatile memory applications. The recently discovered above room-temperature van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnet Fe
3 GaTe2 and ferroelectric α-In2 Se3 provides possibilities for constructing room-temperature vdW MFTJs. In this work, by using first-principles calculations, we investigate the spin-dependent transport in vdW MFTJs with structure of Fe3 GaTe2 /bilayer α-In2 Se3 /Fe3 GaTe2 . We predict a giant tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) high up to 10 000% by switching the magnetic alignments of Fe3 GaTe2 and tunneling electroresistance (TER) exceeding 300% by controlling the ferroelectric configurations of bilayer α-In2 Se3 in the proposed MFTJs. Furthermore, by introducing interface asymmetry and inserting monolayer of h-BN on one interface, the TMR and TER ratios of the MFTJs can be substantially enhanced. In consequence, the multi-level resistance states can be achieved by applying magnetic and electric field in asymmetric MFTJs. Our results highlight full vdW MFTJs for their potential applications in spintronic devices, particularly in the field of multilevel nonvolatile memories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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