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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Kitagawa, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Amano, Sagamihara Kanagawa, JP;
Megumi Yakabe, Kawasaki Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Maekawa, Yokohama Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetoresistive effect element includes a recording layer having magnetic anisotropy and a variable magnetization direction, a reference layer having magnetic anisotropy and an invariable magnetization direction, an intermediate layer between the recording layer and the reference layer, an underlayer containing scandium (Sc) and disposed on a surface side of the recording layer opposite to a surface side on which the recording layer is disposed, and a side wall layer containing an oxide of Sc and disposed on side surfaces of the recording layer and the intermediate layer.