Abstract
We have investigated (110) CrO2/natural barrier/Co magnetic tunnel junctions for their barrier and magneto-transport properties. A negative tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) of over 5% was observed in micro-fabricated devices at 4.2 K, which is comparable to TMR values obtained with (100) CrO2. Both transport and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy analysis reveal a natural barrier thickness 3.5 ± 0.5 nm. However, we obtain a low effective barrier height of 0.4 eV from transport measurements. The inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy showed significant bias dependence with peak positions showing vibrational modes, which deviate from stoichiometric Cr2O3. We conclude that the transport characteristics are controlled by defects within the natural barrier, consistent with recent theoretical reports.
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