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S Amara1, W Al Saidi2, F Al Ma'Mari3
1Division of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
We present a comparative study of perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions (p-MTJs) incorporating either a single CoFeB free layer or a double free layer structure consisting of two 1.2 nm CoFeB layers separated by a 0.3 nm Ta spacer. Remarkably, despite the increased total magnetic thickness, the double free layer preserves strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA), underscoring the robustness of interfacial anisotropy in these systems. After annealing at 320 °C, the CoFeB/Ta/CoFeB composite free layer shows and increase of TMR by ~ 50% relative to the single‑CoFeB free layer and maintains significantly higher TMR at elevated annealing temperatures, indicating a broadened annealing window. These results highlight the potential of multilayer CoFeB-based free layer designs for enabling thermally robust, high-performance spintronic devices.
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