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DOI https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2020.8.3

UDC 621.372, 537.9

 

Ferromagnetic resonance technique for STT-MRAM material qualification

 

A. P. Mikhailov 1,2, A. D. Belanovsky 1, N. Y. Dmitriev 1,2, M. I. Gilmanov 3, A. V. Semeno 3, A. N. Samarin 3, A. V. Trofimov 1,2, A. V. Khvalkovsky 1

1 Crocus Nano Electronics LLC, Volgogradskiy prosp., 42-5, Moscow 109316, Russia

2 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia, Institutskiy per., 9, Dolgoprudny 141170, Moscow region, Russia

3 Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilova str. 38, Moscow 119991, Russia


The paper is received on July 13, 2020

 

Abstract. The experimental setup for measurement of the critical parameters of material compositions for Spin-Transfer-Torque Magnetic Random-Access Memory (STT-MRAM) based on the ferromagnetic resonance effect (FMR), was described in details. New configuration of a measurement setup with a magnetic field directed along the waveguide line is proposed. This configuration is also applicable for the measurement of thin-film ferrimagnets, ferromagnets and multiferroics.

Keywords: ferromagnetic resonance, spintronics, STT-MRAM, waveguide line.

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Mikhailov A.P., Belanovsky A.D., Dmitriev N.Y.,  Gilmanov M.I., Semeno A.V., Samarin A.N., Trofimov A.V., Khvalkovsky A.V. Ferromagnetic resonance technique for STT-MRAM material qualification. Zhurnal Radioelektroniki - Journal of Radio Electronics. 2020. No. 8. https://doi.org/10.30898/1684-1719.2020.8.3  (In Russian)