Published January 1, 2012 | Version v1
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Resonant Tunnel Magnetoresistance in a Double Magnetic Tunnel Junction

  • 1. King Abdullah Univ Sci & Technol, Phys Sci & Engn Div, Sensing Magnetism & Microsyst Grp, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2. Kazan VI Lenin State Univ, Dept Solid State Phys, Kazan 420008, Russia

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We present quasi-classical approach to calculate a spin-dependent current and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) in double magnetic tunnel junctions (DMTJ) FML/I/FMW/I/FMR, where the magnetization of the middle ferromagnetic metal layer FMW can be aligned parallel or antiparallel with respect to the fixed magnetizations of the left FML and right FMR ferromagnetic electrodes. The transmission coefficients for components of the spin-dependent current, and TMR are calculated as a function of the applied voltage. As a result, we found a high resonant TMR. Thus, DMTJ can serve as highly effective magnetic nanosensor for biological applications, or as magnetic memory cells by switching the magnetization of the inner ferromagnetic layer FMW.

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