MAGNETIC STACK HAVING ASSIST LAYER
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1. A magnetic cell comprising:
- a ferromagnetic free layer and a first ferromagnetic pinned reference layer, each having an out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy and an out-of-plane magnetization orientation and switchable by spin torque;
a first oxide barrier layer between the free layer and the reference layer; and
a ferromagnetic assist layer having low magnetic anisotropy less than about 500 Oe proximate the free layer.
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Abstract
A magnetic memory cell having a ferromagnetic free layer and a ferromagnetic pinned reference layer, each having an out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy and an out-of-plane magnetization orientation and switchable by spin torque. The cell includes a ferromagnetic assist layer proximate the free layer, the assist layer having a low magnetic anisotropy less than about 500 Oe. The assist layer may have in-plane or out-of-plane anisotropy.
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1. A magnetic cell comprising:
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a ferromagnetic free layer and a first ferromagnetic pinned reference layer, each having an out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy and an out-of-plane magnetization orientation and switchable by spin torque; a first oxide barrier layer between the free layer and the reference layer; and a ferromagnetic assist layer having low magnetic anisotropy less than about 500 Oe proximate the free layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A magnetic memory cell on a substrate, the memory cell comprising:
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a ferromagnetic free layer having an out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy and an out-of-plane magnetization orientation perpendicular to the substrate and switchable by spin torque; a first ferromagnetic pinned reference layer having an out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy and an out-of-plane magnetization orientation perpendicular to the substrate; an oxide barrier layer between the free layer and the first reference layer; and a ferromagnetic assist stack proximate the free layer having low magnetic anisotropy, the assist stack comprising an assist layer having a magnetic moment less than about 1000 emu/cc and a magnetization orientation that rotates in a direction of electron flow from a current. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of writing to a magnetic cell comprising:
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passing a current through a magnetic cell comprising a free layer and a reference layer, each having an out-of-plane anisotropy and magnetization orientation, the current having an electron flow direction; rotating a magnetization orientation of an assist layer proximate the free layer in the electron flow direction, the assist layer having a magnetic anisotropy less than about 500 Oe; and orienting the magnetization orientation of the free layer in the electron flow direction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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