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Electrical Study of Ferromagnet Metal Gate MOS Diode: Towards a Magnetic Memory Cell Integrated on Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Mehdi Kanoun ,
Rabia Benabderrahmane ,
Christophe Duluard ,
Claire Baraduc ,
Nicolas Bruyant ,
Hérvé Achard  and
Ahmad Bsiesy
Mehdi Kanoun
Affiliation:
mehdi.kanoun@cea.fr, CEA, SPINTEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, GRENOBLE Cedex 9, Grenoble, 38054, France
Rabia Benabderrahmane
Affiliation:
rabia.enabderrahmane@cea.fr, CEA/SPINTEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38054, France
Christophe Duluard
Affiliation:
christophe.duluard@gmail.com, CEA/SPINTEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38054, France
Claire Baraduc
Affiliation:
claire.baraduc@cea.fr, CEA/SPINTEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38054, France
Nicolas Bruyant
Affiliation:
nicolas.bruyant@cea.fr, CEA/SPINTEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38054, France
Hérvé Achard
Affiliation:
herve.achard@cea.fr, CEA/lETI, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38054, France
Ahmad Bsiesy
Affiliation:
ahmad.bsiesy@cea.fr, CEA/SPINTEC, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, 38054, France
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Abstract

This work focuses on electrical characterisation of NiFe/SiO2/Si diodes that can be used as spin injection into silicon for future spintronic devices. Capacitance-voltage characteristics show a large increase of the Si/SiO2 interfacial state density compared to Al/SiO2/Si diodes. This result suggests that nickel and/or iron may have diffused across the SiO2 layer. Consistently the current-voltage experimental characteristics can be accounted for by using trap assisted electron transport mechanism. These traps may be attributed to ferromagnet atoms in the oxide bulk.

Keywords

dielectricelectrical propertiesferromagnetic
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 997: Symposium I – Materials and Processes for Nonvolatile Memories II , 2007 , 0997-I09-04-J07-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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