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Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Using Heusler Alloys

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The remarkable feature of half-metallic Heusler alloys is high effective spin polarization of conduction electrons, which directly causes large tunnel magnetoresistance (over 300 % at room temperature and \({\sim }2{,}000\) % at low temperature) as well as current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistance. Studies on the magnetic tunnel junctions and their characteristics are overviewed, including a couple of specific topics such as spin-transfer-torque magnetization switching.

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Mitani, S. (2016). Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Using Heusler Alloys. In: Felser, C., Hirohata, A. (eds) Heusler Alloys. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 222. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21449-8_17

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