Strain-restricted transfer of ferromagnetic electrodes for constructing reproducibly superior-quality spintronic devices

Guo, Lidan; Gu, Xianrong; Hu, Shunhua; Sun, Wenchao; Zhang, Rui; Qin, Yang; Meng, Ke; Lu, Xiangqian; Liu, Yayun; Wang, Jiaxing; Ma, Peijie; Zhang, Cheng; Guo, Ankang; Yang, Tingting; Yang, Xueli; Wang, Guorui; Liu, Yaling; Wang, Kai; Mi, Wenbo; Zhang, Chuang; Jiang, Lang; Liu, Luqi; Zheng, Kun; Qin, Wei; Yan, Wenjing; Sun, Xiangnan

Abstract

Spintronic device is the fundamental platform for spin-related academic and practical studies. However, conventional techniques with energetic deposition or boorish transfer of ferromagnetic metal inevitably introduce uncontrollable damage and undesired contamination in various spin-transport-channel materials, leading to partially attenuated and widely distributed spintronic device performances. These issues will eventually confuse the conclusions of academic studies and limit the practical applications of spintronics. Here we propose a polymer-assistant strain-restricted transfer technique that allows perfectly transferring the pre-patterned ferromagnetic electrodes onto channel materials without any damage and change on the properties of magnetism, interface, and channel. This technique is found productive for pursuing superior-quality spintronic devices with high controllability and reproducibility. It can also apply to various-kind (organic, inorganic, organic-inorganic hybrid, or carbon-based) and diverse-morphology (smooth, rough, even discontinuous) channel materials. This technique can be very useful for reliable device construction and will facilitate the technological transition of spintronic study.

Citation

Guo, L., Gu, X., Hu, S., Sun, W., Zhang, R., Qin, Y., Meng, K., Lu, X., Liu, Y., Wang, J., Ma, P., Zhang, C., Guo, A., Yang, T., Yang, X., Wang, G., Liu, Y., Wang, K., Mi, W., Zhang, C., …Sun, X. (2014). Strain-restricted transfer of ferromagnetic electrodes for constructing reproducibly superior-quality spintronic devices. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 865. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45200-7

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 17, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Jan 29, 2024
• Publication Date: 2014
• Deposit Date: Feb 1, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 1, 2024
• Journal: Nature Communications
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 865
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45200-7
• Keywords: General Physics and Astronomy; General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; General Chemistry; Multidisciplinary
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/30660433