23-01-2020 дата публикации
Номер: US20200027476A1
A nonmagnetic spacer layer in a magnetoresistive effect element includes a nonmagnetic metal layer that is formed of Ag and at least one of a first insertion layer that is disposed on a bottom surface of the nonmagnetic metal layer and a second insertion layer that is disposed on a top surface of the nonmagnetic metal layer. The first insertion layer and the second insertion layer include an Fe alloy that is expressed by FeX. Here, X denotes one or more elements selected from a group consisting of O, Al, Si, Ga, Mo, Ag, and Au, and γ satisfies 0<γ<1. 1. A magnetoresistive effect element comprising:a first ferromagnetic layer;a second ferromagnetic layer; anda spacer layer that is disposed between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, a nonmagnetic metal layer including Ag, and', a first insertion layer that is disposed on a bottom surface of the nonmagnetic metal layer and', 'a second insertion layer that is disposed on a top surface of the nonmagnetic metal layer, and, 'at least one of'}, {'br': None, 'sub': γ', '1-γ, 'FeX\u2003\u2003(1),'}, 'wherein the first insertion layer and the second insertion layer include an Fe alloy that is expressed by General Formula (1)], 'wherein the spacer layer includes {'br': None, 'γ satisfies 0<γ<1,'}, 'where X denotes one or more elements selected from a group consisting of O, Al, Si, Ga, Mo, Ag, and Au, and'} {'br': None, 'sub': 2', 'α', 'β, 'CoLM\u2003\u2003(2),'}, 'wherein at least one of the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer includes a Heusler alloy that is expressed by General formula (2)where L denotes one or more elements selected from a group consisting of Mn and Fe, [{'br': None, '0.7≤α≤1.6, and'}, {'br': None, '0.65≤β≤1.35'}], 'M denotes one or more elements selected from a group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, and Ge,'}wherein α and β in General formula (2) satisfy 2<α+β.2. The magnetoresistive effect element according to claim 1 , wherein{'br': None, 'γ in General ...
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