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We present a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) where its two ferromagnetic layers are in the form of a single ellipse (SE) and two-crossing ellipses (TCE). The MTJ exhibits four distinct resistance states corresponding to the four remanent…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-08-21 Shubhankar Das , Ariel Zaig , Moty Schultz , Susana Cardoso , Diana C Leitao , Lior Klein

Recently there is considerable interest to realize efficient and low-cost true random number generators (RNGs) for practical applications. One important way is through the use of bistable magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). Here we study the…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-09-07 Chee Kwan Gan , Bingjin Chen , Minggang Zeng

The electronic structure and spin-dependent tunneling in epitaxial Fe/MgO/Fe(001) tunnel junctions are studied using first-principles calculations. For small MgO barrier thickness the minority-spin resonant bands at the two interfaces make…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-08-16 K. D. Belashchenko , J. Velev , E. Y. Tsymbal

The tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) in the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) with embedded nanoparticles (NPs) was calculated in range of the quantum-ballistic model. The simulation was performed for electron tunneling through the insulating…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-25 Arthur Useinov , Lin-Xiu Ye , Niazbeck Useinov , Te-Ho Wu , Chih-Huang Lai

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…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-16 Long Zhang , Guangxin Ni , Xuehao Wu , Guoying Gao

In quasi-magnetic tunnel junctions (QMTJs) with a EuS spin filter tunnel barrier between Al and Co electrodes, we observed large magnetoresistance (MR). The bias dependence shows an abrupt increase of MR ratio in high bias voltage, which is…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-13 T. Nagahama , T. S. Santos , J. S. Moodera

Manipulation of tunneling spin-polarized electrons via a ferroelectric interlayer sandwiched between two ferromagnetic electrodes, dubbed Multiferroic Tunnel Junctions (MFTJs), can be achieved not only by the magnetic alignments of two…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-11-26 Mei Fang , Sangjian Zhang , Wenchao Zhang , Lu Jiang , Eric Vetter , Ho Nyung Lee , Xiaoshan Xu , Dali Sun , Jian Shen

Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) interconnected via a continuous ferromagnetic free layer were fabricated for Spin Torque Majority Gate (STMG) logic. The MTJs are biased independently and show magnetoelectric response under spin transfer…

We review two magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) approaches for compact, low-power, CMOS-integrated true random number generation (TRNG). The first employs passive-read, easy-plane superparamagnetic MTJs (sMTJs) that generate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-15 Jonathan Z. Sun , Christopher Safranski , Siyuranga Koswata , Pouya Hashemi , Andrew D. Kent

The balance between low power consumption and high efficiency in memory devices is a major limiting factor in the development of new technologies. Magnetic random access memories (MRAM) based on CoFeB/MgO magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs)…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-08-24 Andrea Meo , Roman Chepulskyy , Dmytro Apalkov , Roy W. Chantrell , Richard F. L. Evans

Physical devices exhibiting stochastic functions with low energy consumption and high device density have the potential to enable complex probability-based computing algorithms, accelerate machine learning tasks, and enhance hardware…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-09-17 Dooyong Koh , Qiuyuan Wang , Brooke C. McGoldrick , Chung-Tao Chou , Luqiao Liu , Marc A. Baldo

For decades, semiconductors and their heterostructures have underpinned both fundamental and applied research across all areas of electronics. Two-dimensional, 2D (atomically thin) semiconductors have now the potential to push further the…

The desire to empower resource-limited edge devices with computer vision (CV) must overcome the high energy consumption of collecting and processing vast sensory data. To address the challenge, this work proposes an energy-efficient…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2024-02-26 Md Abdullah-Al Kaiser , Gourav Datta , Peter A. Beerel , Akhilesh R. Jaiswal

To design fast memory devices, we need material combinations which can facilitate fast read and write operation. We present a heterostructure comprising a two-dimensional (2D) magnet and a 2D topological insulator (TI) as a viable option…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-31 Sabyasachi Tiwari , Maarten L. Van de Put , Kristiaan Temst , William G. Vandenberghe , Bart Soree

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…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-17 Maciej Misiorny , Carola Meyer

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…

The ferroelectric (FE) control of electronic transport is one of the emerging technologies in oxide heterostructures. Many previous studies in FE tunnel junctions (FTJs) exploited solely the differences in the electrostatic potential across…

We propose the two-band s-d model to describe theoretically a diffuse regime of the spin-dependent electron transport in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ's) of the form F/O/F where F's are 3d transition metal ferromagnetic layers and O is the…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Bagrets , A. Bagrets , A. Vedyayev , B. Dieny

The high current density required by Magnetic Tunneling Junction (MTJ) switching driven by Spin Transfer Torque (STT) effect leads to large power consumption and severe reliability issues therefore hinder the timetable for STT Magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-01 Lang Zeng , Tianqi Gao , Deming Zhang , Shouzhong Peng , Fanghui Gong , Xiaowan Qin , Mingzhi Long , Youguang Zhang , Weisheng Zhao

Electrical tuning of magnetism is crucial for developing fast, compact, ultra-low power electronic devices. Multiferroics offer significant potential due to their ability to control magnetic via an electric field through magnetoelectric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-16 Yingying Wu , Zdenek Sofer , Wei Wang