Abstract
We fabricated current-perpendicular-to-plane pseudo spin valves (CPP PSVs) having Co2MnαSi0.82 electrodes with various Mn compositions, α, and an Ag spacer and investigated the strength of biquadratic interlayer exchange coupling (90° coupling) in the CPP PSVs by comparing magnetoresistance characteristics and spin-transfer-torque induced magnetization switching characteristics. We experimentally found that (a) the strength of the 90° coupling increased as α increased, (b) it was weakened by insertion of an ultrathin CoFe layer between Co2MnSi (CMS) and the Ag spacer, resulting in the suppression of the 90° coupling at 290 K, and (c) it strongly depended on temperature. These results clarify that the Mn atoms diffused into an Ag spacer with paramagnetic character are the origin of the 90° coupling in CMS-based CPP PSVs.
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