Abstract

We propose that interfacial states of imperfectly oxidized Al ions may exist in ferromagnetic tunnel junctions with Al–O barrier and govern both the spin polarization and tunnel conductance. It is shown that the spin polarization is positive independent of materials and correlates well with the tunnel magnetoresistance.

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