Spin current magnetization reversing element, magnetoresistance effect element, magnetic memory, and magnetic device
A spin current magnetization reversing element ( 100 ) includes a spin orbit torque wiring layer ( 101 ) that extends in one direction, a first ferromagnetic layer ( 102 ) that is formed on a first surface ( 101 a ) of the spin orbit torque wiring layer, and a first insulating layer ( 103 ) that is formed on a second surface ( 101 b ) on a side opposite to the first ferromagnetic layer ( 102 ) side on the surface of the spin orbit torque wiring layer. The first insulating layer ( 103 ) contains boron nitride or aluminum nitride.
1. A magnetoresistance effect element, comprising:
a spin orbit torque wiring layer that extends in one direction;
a first ferromagnetic layer that is on a first surface of the spin orbit torque wiring layer;
a first insulating layer that is on a second surface of the spin orbit torque wiring layer, the second surface being on a side opposite to the first surface;
a second insulating layer that is on the first surface excluding the first surface contacting with the first ferromagnetic layer;
a heat-dissipating layer that is on a part of a surface of the second insulating layer;
a nonmagnetic layer; and
a second ferromagnetic layer, wherein:
the nonmagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer are on a side of the first ferromagnetic layer opposite to the spin orbit torque wiring layer;
the first insulating layer contains silicon nitride and a plurality of grains of boron nitride with a particle diameter of 0.5 nm to 10 nm;
in the first insulating layer, area percentage of the silicon nitride is 70% to 97% and area percentage of the boron nitride is 3% to 30%, and
the plurality of grains of boron nitride are distributed in the first insulating layer in a direction parallel to an interface with the spin orbit torque layer.
2. The magnetoresistance effect element according to claim 1 , wherein the second insulating layer contains silicon nitride as a major component.
3. The magnetoresistance effect element according to claim 1 , wherein the heat-dissipating layer contains a metal nitride as a major component.
4. The magnetoresistance effect element according to claim 1 , wherein a cap layer containing MgO or AB 2 O 4 (A=Mg or Zn, B=Al, Ga, or In) having a spinel structure is provided on a surface of the second ferromagnetic layer on a side of the second ferromagnetic layer opposite to the nonmagnetic layer.
5. The magnetoresistance effect element according to claim 1 , further comprising a semiconductor element formed on a surface of the first insulating layer on a side of the first insulating layer opposite to the spin orbit torque wiring layer.
6. A magnetic memory comprising the magnetoresistance effect element according to claim 1 .
7. A magnetic device comprising an LSI substrate, wherein the magnetic memory according to claim 6 is mounted as a built-in memory in the LSI substrate.
8. The magnetoresistance effect element according to claim 1 , further comprising a cap layer that is formed on a surface of the second ferromagnetic layer on a side of the second ferromagnetic layer opposite to the nonmagnetic layer.
9. The magnetoresistance effect element according to claim 8 , further comprising a mask layer that is formed on a surface of the cap layer on a side of the cap layer opposite to the second ferromagnetic layer.
10. A magnetoresistance effect element, comprising:
a spin orbit torque wiring layer that extends in one direction;
a first ferromagnetic layer that is on a first surface of the spin orbit torque wiring layer;
a first insulating layer that is on a second surface of the spin orbit torque wiring layer, the second surface being on a side opposite to the first surface;
a second insulating layer that is on the first surface excluding the first surface contacting with the first ferromagnetic layer;
a heat-dissipating layer that is on part of a surface of the second insulating layer;
a nonmagnetic layer stacked on the first ferromagnetic layer;
a second ferromagnetic layer stacked on the nonmagnetic layer; and
a cap layer that is formed on a surface of the second ferromagnetic layer on a side of the second ferromagnetic layer opposite to the nonmagnetic layer,
wherein the nonmagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer are on a side of the first ferromagnetic layer opposite to the spin orbit torque wiring layer,
the first insulating layer contains a plurality of grains of boron nitride or aluminum nitride with a particle diameter of 0.5 nm to 10 nm,
the plurality of grains of boron nitride or aluminum nitride are distributed in the first insulating layer in a direction parallel to an interface with the spin orbit torque wiring layer,
the second ferromagnetic layer is a vertically magnetized film, and
the cap layer contains AB 2 O 4 having a spinel structure, where in A is one of Mg and Zn and B is one of Al, Ga, and In.