Multiferroic-assisted voltage controlled magnetic anisotropy memory device and methods of manufacturing the same

Abstract

A magnetic memory device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layer stack located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The layer stack includes a reference layer, a tunnel barrier layer, a free layer, and a magnetoelectric multiferroic layer including at least one crystalline grain. The magnetization of the magnetoelectric multiferroic layer may be axial, canted, or in-plane. For axial or canted magnetization of the magnetoelectric multiferroic layer, a deterministic switching of the free layer may be achieved through coupling with the axial component of magnetization of the magnetoelectric multiferroic layer. Alternatively, the in-plane magnetization of the magnetoelectric multiferroic layer may be employed to induce precession of the magnetization angle of the free layer.

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