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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2010
Yuankai Zheng, Bloomington, MN (US);
Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Wei Tian, Bloomington, MN (US);
Dexin Wang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Zheng Gao, Savage, MN (US);
Xiaobin Wang, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Yuankai Zheng, Bloomington, MN (US);
Dimitar V. Dimitrov, Edina, MN (US);
Wei Tian, Bloomington, MN (US);
Dexin Wang, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Zheng Gao, Savage, MN (US);
Xiaobin Wang, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
Magnetic tunnel junctions having a specular insulative spacer are disclosed. The magnetic tunnel junction includes a free magnetic layer, a reference magnetic layer, an electrically insulating and non-magnetic tunneling barrier layer separating the free magnetic layer from the reference magnetic layer, and an electrically insulating and electronically reflective layer positioned to reflect at least a portion of electrons back into the free magnetic layer.