Optimization of materials and interfaces for spintronic devices

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dc.contributorHong, Yang-Ki
dc.contributorLeClair, Patrick R.
dc.contributorBurkett, Susan L.
dc.contributorLi, Dawen
dc.contributor.advisorGupta, Subhadra
dc.contributor.authorClark, Billy D.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-19T19:37:33Z
dc.date.available2018-01-19T19:37:33Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractIn recent years' Spintronic devices have drawn a significant amount of research attention. This interest comes in large part from their ability to enable interesting and new technology such as Spin Torque Transfer Random Access Memory or improve existing technology such as High Signal Read Heads for Hard Disk Drives. For the former we worked on optimizing and improving magnetic tunnel junctions by optimizing their thermal stability by using Ta insertion layers in the free layer. We further tried to simplify the design of the MTJ stack by attempting to replace the Co/Pd multilayer with CoPd alloy. In this dissertation, we detail its development and examine the switching characteristics. Lastly we look at a highly spin polarized material, Fe_2MnGe, for optimizing Hard Drive Disk read heads.en_US
dc.format.extent120 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0002692
dc.identifier.otherClark_alatus_0004D_13153
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3330
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectElectrical engineering
dc.subjectMaterials science
dc.titleOptimization of materials and interfaces for spintronic devicesen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineering
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.
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