• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 42, Issue 2, 024102 (2021)
Tengzhi Yang1、2, Yan Cui1, Yanru Li1、2, Meiyin Yang1, Jing Xu1, Huiming He3, Shiyu Wang3, Jing Zhang2、3, and Jun Luo1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices & Integrated Technology, Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS), Beijing 100029, China
  • 2University of Chinese of Academy Sciences (UCAS), Beijing 100049, China
  • 3School of Information Science and Technology, North China University of Technology, Beijing 100041, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/2/024102 Cite this Article
    Tengzhi Yang, Yan Cui, Yanru Li, Meiyin Yang, Jing Xu, Huiming He, Shiyu Wang, Jing Zhang, Jun Luo. The effect of γ-ray irradiation on the SOT magnetic films and Hall devices[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(2): 024102 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Magnetoresistive random access memories (MRAMs) have drawn the attention of radiation researchers due to their potential high radiation tolerance. In particular, spin-orbit torque MRAM (SOT-MRAM) has the best performance on endurance and access speed, which is considered to be one of the candidates to replace SRAM for space application. However, little attention has been given to the γ-ray irradiation effect on the SOT-MRAM device yet. Here, we report the Co-60 irradiation results for both SOT (spin-orbit torque) magnetic films and SOT-Hall devices with the same stacks. The properties of magnetic films are not affected by radiation even with an accumulated dose up to 300 krad (Si) while the magnetoelectronic properties of SOT-Hall devices exhibit a reversible change behavior during the radiation. We propose a non-equilibrium anomalous Hall effect model to understand the phenomenon. Achieved results and proposed analysis in this work can be used for the material and structure design of memory cell in radiation-hardened SOT-MRAM.
    Tengzhi Yang, Yan Cui, Yanru Li, Meiyin Yang, Jing Xu, Huiming He, Shiyu Wang, Jing Zhang, Jun Luo. The effect of γ-ray irradiation on the SOT magnetic films and Hall devices[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(2): 024102
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