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Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:

Hiromi Fuke, Yokohama, JP;

Susumu Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;

Masayuki Takagishi, Kunitachi, JP;

Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yokosuka, JP;

Inventors:

Hiromi Fuke, Yokohama, JP;

Susumu Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;

Masayuki Takagishi, Kunitachi, JP;

Hitoshi Iwasaki, Yokosuka, JP;

Assignee:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/027 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive element includes a first ferromagnetic layer a magnetization direction of which is pinned, a second ferromagnetic layer a magnetization direction of which is changed depending on an external magnetic field, an intermediate layer arranged between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer and including an insulating layer and a magnetic conductive column, an alloy layer formed between the magnetic conductive column in the intermediate layer and the second ferromagnetic layer and including at least one of FeCoAl and FeCoAlCu, and a pair of electrodes configured to supply a current perpendicularly to a film plane of a stacked film including the first ferromagnetic layer, the intermediate layer, the alloy layer and the second ferromagnetic layer.


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