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Magnetoresistance ratio of more than 1% at room temperature in germanium vertical spin-valve devices with Co2FeSi

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 119, Issue 19, Pages -

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AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/5.0061504

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  1. JST PRESTO [JPMJPR20BA]
  2. JSPS KAKENHI [17H06120, 19H05616, 21H05000]
  3. Iketani Science and Technology Foundation
  4. Murata Science Foundation
  5. Spintronics Research Network of Japan (Spin-RNJ)
  6. Program for Leading Graduate Schools: Interactive Materials Science Cadet Program
  7. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [21H05000] Funding Source: KAKEN

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The study reports the highest two-terminal magnetoresistance ratio in semiconductor-based vertical spin-valve devices on a silicon platform. By utilizing Co2FeSi as one of the FM electrodes and a 20-nm-thick Ge intermediate layer, they achieved over 1% two-terminal MR ratios even at room temperature. It was emphasized that Co-based Heusler alloys are effective in obtaining high MR ratios at room temperature in SC-based VSV structures on Si.
We report the highest two-terminal magnetoresistance (MR) ratio at room temperature in semiconductor (SC)-based vertical spin-valve (VSV) devices on a silicon (Si) platform. Here, we demonstrate all-epitaxial ferromagnet (FM)-germanium (Ge)-FM VSV devices with Co2FeSi as one of two FM electrodes. In addition to the high spin polarization of Co2FeSi, the relatively low resistance in the parallel magnetization state due to the strong Fermi-level-pinning effect at the p-type Ge/Co2FeSi interface causes the enhancement in the MR ratios. As a result, we achieve two-terminal MR ratios of over 1% even at room temperature through a 20-nm-thick Ge intermediate layer in VSV devices on Si. We emphasize that the use of Co-based Heusler alloys is effective even for SC-based VSV structures on Si to obtain high MR ratios at room temperature.

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