1. Steady State and Dynamics of Joule Heating in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Observed via the Temperature Dependence of RKKY Coupling
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C. Portemont, I. L. Prejbeanu, Antoine Chavent, Ricardo C. Sousa, Clarisse Ducruet, Laurent Vila, Jérémy Alvarez-Hérault, Bernard Dieny, SPINtronique et TEchnologie des Composants (SPINTEC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), CROCUS Technology, and ANR-13-NANO-0010,EXCALYB,Cellules MRAM sub-20nm et intégration CMOS de circuits hybrides(2013)
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Coupling ,Magnetoresistive random-access memory ,Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Materials science ,Steady state ,Condensed matter physics ,Magnetic moment ,Spintronics ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) ,FOS: Physical sciences ,02 engineering and technology ,Condensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,3. Good health ,Tunnel magnetoresistance ,0103 physical sciences ,Torque ,[PHYS.COND]Physics [physics]/Condensed Matter [cond-mat] ,010306 general physics ,0210 nano-technology ,Joule heating ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS - Abstract
Understanding quantitatively the heating dynamics in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) submitted to current pulses is very important in the context of spin-transfer-torque magnetic random access memory development. Here we provide a method to probe the heating of MTJ using the RKKY coupling of a synthetic ferrimagnetic storage layer as a thermal sensor. The temperature increase versus applied bias voltage is measured thanks to the decrease of the spin-flop field with temperature. This method allows distinguishing spin transfer torque (STT) effects from the influence of temperature on the switching field. The heating dynamics is then studied in real-time by probing the conductance variation due to spin-flop rotation during heating. This approach provides a new method for measuring fast heating in spintronic devices, particularly magnetic random access memory (MRAM) using thermally assisted or spin transfer torque writing., Comment: 6 pages, 9 figures
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- 2016
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