Spintronics in metal-insulator nanogranular magnetic thin films

被引:53
作者
Fujimori, Hiroyasu [1 ]
Ohnuma, Shigehiro [1 ]
Kobayashi, Nobukiyo [1 ]
Masumoto, Tsuyosi [1 ]
机构
[1] Res Inst Elect & Magnet Mat, Taihaku Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9820807, Japan
关键词
nanogranular thin film; high-frequency permeability; tunnel-type magnetoresistance;
D O I
10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.02.005
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Magnetic and electrical properties of metal-insulator nanogranular thin films are overviewed, from the spintronics point of view, by presenting our recent results. (1) The metal-rich ferromagnetic ones possess ultrahigh-frequency (MHz-GHz) permeabilities mu', mu '', mainly owing to large induced magnetic anisotropy field H-k. They are useful for various magnetic devices, such as thin-film inductors and noise suppressors. (2) The insulator-rich superpramagnetic ones exhibit tunnel-type magnetoresistance, being large in (Mg or Al)-fluoride base films. The Granular-In-Gap (GIG) devices with improved field sensitivity are useful for very low magnetic-field sensors. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:4
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