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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2013
Applicant:

New York University, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Kent, New York, NY (US);

Dirk Backes, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

New York University, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); H01L 43/02 (2006.01); H01L 43/12 (2006.01); G11C 11/16 (2006.01); H01L 43/08 (2006.01); H01L 43/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 43/02 (2013.01); G11C 11/16 (2013.01); H01L 43/08 (2013.01); H01L 43/10 (2013.01); H01L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A magnetic device includes a pinned magnetic layer and a free magnetic layer including a first body-centered cubic material and having a variable magnetization vector that has a first stable state and a second stable state. The magnetic device also includes a first non-magnetic layer and a reference layer. The first non-magnetic layer spatially separates the pinned magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer and includes a second body-centered cubic material that interfaces with the first body-centered cubic material. The magnetic device includes a second non-magnetic layer spatially separating the free magnetic layer and the reference magnetic layer. A magnetic tunnel junction, located below the pinned magnetic layer, is formed by the free magnetic layer, the second non-magnetic layer, and the reference magnetic layer. Application of a current pulse through the magnetic device switches the variable magnetization vector.


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