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Different mechanisms of spin-dependent tunneling are analyzed with respect to their role in tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR). Microscopic calculation within a realistic model shows that direct tunneling in iron group systems leads to about a…
The minority-spin Fe/MgO interface states are at the Fermi level in density functional theory (DFT), but experimental evidence and GW calculations place them slightly higher in energy. This small shift can strongly influence tunneling…
This chapter presents a review on spin transfer torque in magnetic tunnel junctions. In the first part, we propose an overview of experimental and theoretical studies addressing current-induced magnetization excitations in magnetic tunnel…
Naturally random devices that exploit ambient thermal noise have recently attracted attention as hardware primitives for accelerating probabilistic computing applications. One such approach is to use a low barrier nanomagnet as the free…
Altermagnet-based heterojunctions have demonstrated magnetoresistive effects in experiments, however, a predictive theoretical model for non-ferromagnetic structures has remained elusive. In this work, we develop a tunneling-based…
We observe an unusual tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) phenomenon in a composite of La$_{2/3}$Sr$_{1/3}$MnO$_{3}$ with CoFe$_{2}$O$_{4}$ where the TMR versus applied magnetic field loop suggests a "negative coercive field". Tracing its…
The use of single molecules to design electronic devices is an extremely challenging and fundamentally different approach to further downsizing electronic circuits. Two-terminal molecular devices such as diodes were first predicted [1] and,…
Significant scientific and technological progress in the field of spintronics is based on trilayer magnetic tunnel junction devices which principally rely on the physics of single barrier tunneling. While technologically relevant devices…
Two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic/semiconductor heterojunctions represent an ideal platform for studying and exploiting tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) effects due to the versatile band structure of semiconductors and…
The temperature and voltage dependence of spin transport is theoretically investigated in a new type of magnetic tunnel junction, which consists of two ferromagnetic outer electrodes separated by a ferromagnetic barrier and a nonmagnetic…
Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) based on all-two dimensional (2D) van der Waals heterostructures with sharp and clean interfaces in atomic scale are essential for the application of next-generation spintronics. However, the lack of…
There is growing interest in exploring nanomagnetic devices as potential replacements for electronic devices (e.g. transistors) in digital switching circuits and systems. A special class of nanomagnetic devices are switched with…
The independent control of two magnetic electrodes and spin-coherent transport in magnetic tunnel junctions are strictly required for tunneling magnetoresistance, while junctions with only one ferromagnetic electrode exhibit tunneling…
Ferroelectric polarization switching in electrically controlled van der Waals multiferroic tunnel junctions (vdW-MFTJs) causes atomic migration, compromising device stability and fatigue resistance. Here we propose a fully magnetically…
Emerging altermagnets with zero net magnetic moment and moment-dependent spin splitting offer a promising avenue for antiferromagnetic spintronic devices, yet their integration into magnetic tunnel junctions has been hindered by reliance on…
A magnetic tunnel junctions composed of room temperature ferromagnetic semiconductor rutile Ti1-xCoxO2-d and ferromagnetic metal Fe0.1Co0.9 separated by AlOx barrier showed positive tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) with a ratio of ~11 % at…
The magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) based on van der Waals (vdW) materials possess atomically smooth interfaces with minimal element intermixing. This characteristic ensures that spin polarization is well maintained during transport,…
We show that engineering of tunnel barriers forming at the interfaces of a one-dimensional spin valve provides a viable path to a strong gate-voltage tunability of the magnetoresistance effect. In particular, we investigate theoretically a…
By use of first-principles electronic structure calculations, we predict that the magnetoresistance of the bcc Co(100)/MgO(100)/bcc Co(100) and FeCo(100)/MgO(100)/FeCo(100) tunneling junctions can be several times larger than the very large…
Ultra-thin magnetic tunnel junctions with low resistive MgO tunnel barriers are prepared to examine their stability under large current stress. The devices show magnetoresistance ratios of up to 110 % and an area resistance product of down…