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Granted Patent B2
US 10,622,048 · App. 16/082,456 · Granted Apr 14, 2020

Method for stabilizing spin element and method for manufacturing spin element

Inventors: Yohei Shiokawa (Tokyo, JP); Tomoyuki Sasaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
G11C11/165G11C11/161H01F10/329H01F10/3254H01F41/32H01L43/02H01L43/12H01F10/3286
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Patent No.
US 10,622,048
App. No.
16/082,456
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the method for stabilizing a spin element according to an aspect of the disclosure, the spin element includes a current-carrying part extending in a first direction, and an element part laminated on one surface of the current-carrying part and including a ferromagnetic material, a current pulse having a predetermined current value or higher is applied at a predetermined temperature in the first direction of the current-carrying part such that a total pulse application time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time.

Claims (87)

1. A method for stabilizing a spin element, the spin element including: a current-carrying part extending in a first direction; and an element part laminated on one surface of the current-carrying part and including a ferromagnetic material,

the method comprising: applying a current pulse having a predetermined current value or higher at a predetermined temperature in the first direction of the current-carrying part according to Relational Expression (1) such that a total pulse application time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time:

t

=

A

⁢

⁢

exp

⁡

(

Q

k

B

⁢

T

′

)

·

(

1

Δ

⁢

⁢

T

)

2

·

exp

⁢

⁢

(

I

c

I

-

I

c

)

(

1

)

wherein in Expression (1), t represents the predetermined time, A represents a coefficient of 1 or more, Q represents activation energy of the current-carrying part, k B represents a Boltzmann constant, T′ represents a melting point of a constituent material of the current-carrying part, ΔT represents a difference between the predetermined temperature and room temperature (in the case where there is no difference between the predetermined temperature and the room temperature, ΔT=1), I C represents a reversal critical current value necessary for magnetization reversal, and I represents the predetermined current value of the applied current.

2. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined temperature is equal to room temperature,

the predetermined current value is 1.1 or more times larger than the reversal critical current value, and

the predetermined time is 0.1 seconds or longer.

3. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined temperature is equal to room temperature,

the predetermined current value is 1.2 or more times larger than the reversal critical current value, and

the predetermined time is 0.01 seconds or longer.

4. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined temperature is higher than room temperature,

the predetermined current value is 1.1 or more times larger than the reversal critical current value, and

in the case where a difference between the predetermined temperature and the room temperature is represented by ΔT, the predetermined time is 0.1×(1/ΔT) 2 seconds or longer.

5. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the current pulse has a pulse width of 10 nsec or less.

6. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 ,

wherein a constituent element of the current-carrying part has activation energy of 200 kJ/mol or greater.

7. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the current-carrying part is a spin-orbit torque wiring, and the element part includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer interposed therebetween.

8. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the current-carrying part is a magnetic recording layer including a magnetic domain wall, and the element part includes a non-magnetic layer and a third ferromagnetic layer in this order from the magnetic recording layer side.

9. A method for manufacturing a spin element comprising the steps of:

forming an element part including a ferromagnetic material on one surface of a current-carrying part extending in a first direction; and

carrying a pulse current to the current-carrying part according to the method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 1 .

10. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 2 ,

Wherein the current pulse has a pulse width of 10 nsec or less.

11. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 3 ,

Wherein the current pulse has a pulse width of 10 nsec or less.

12. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 4 ,

Wherein the current pulse has a pulse width of 10 nsec or less.

13. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 2 ,

wherein a constituent element of the current-carrying part has activation energy of 200 kJ/mol or greater.

14. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 3 ,

wherein a constituent element of the current-carrying part has activation energy of 200 kJ/mol or greater.

15. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 4 ,

wherein a constituent element of the current-carrying part has activation energy of 200 kJ/mol or greater.

16. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 2 ,

wherein the current-carrying part is a spin-orbit torque wiring, and the element part includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer interposed therebetween.

17. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 3 ,

wherein the current-carrying part is a spin-orbit torque wiring, and the element part includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer interposed therebetween.

18. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 4 ,

wherein the current-carrying part is a spin-orbit torque wiring, and the element part includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer interposed therebetween.

19. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 2 ,

wherein the current-carrying part is a magnetic recording layer including a magnetic domain wall, and the element part includes a non-magnetic layer and a third ferromagnetic layer in this order from the magnetic recording layer side.

20. The method for stabilizing a spin element according to claim 3 ,

wherein the current-carrying part is a magnetic recording layer including a magnetic domain wall, and the element part includes a non-magnetic layer and a third ferromagnetic layer in this order from the magnetic recording layer side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2018
From: SHIOKAWA, YOHEI; SASAKI, TOMOYUKI
To: TDK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046793/0209 →
Continuity (1)
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