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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A magnetic junction usable in a magnetic device and a method for providing the magnetic junction are described. The magnetic junction includes a free layer, a pinned layer and nonmagnetic spacer layer between the free and pinned layers. The free layer is switchable between stable magnetic states when a write current is passed through the magnetic junction. The write current generates joule heating such that the free layer has a switching temperature greater than room temperature. The free layer includes a multilayer that is temperature sensitive and has at least one bilayer. Each bilayer includes first and second layers. The first layer includes an alloy of a magnetic transition metal and a rare earth. The second layer includes a magnetic layer. The multilayer has a room temperature coercivity and a switching temperature coercivity. The switching temperature coercivity is not more than one-half of the room temperature coercivity.