Abstract
The microstructures of Co 2FeAl and Co 2(Cr 0.4Fe 0.6)Al sputtered films and of their magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) have been investigated to discuss the possible reasons for an unexpectedly low tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR). The structure of the Co 2FeAl film changed from B2 to L2 1 with increasing substrate temperature, while that of the Co 2(Cr 0.4Fe 0.6)Al film remained B2 up to 500 °C. The thermodynamically predicted phase separation was not observed in the films. The low TMR values obtained from the MTJs using the Co 2FeAl and Co 2(Cr 0.4Fe 0.6)Al films are attributed to the low-spin polarization expected from the low degree of order in these films. The TMR values depend sensitively on the interfacial structure of the tunnel junctions when the degree of order of the film is low.
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