Figure 6.

Enormous TMR in vdW MTJs induced by layered antiferromagnetism. (A) Reflective magnetic circular dichroism (RMCD) of bilayer (left) and trilayer (right) CrI₃ showing layer-dependent magnetism. Reproduced with permission from ref (13). Copyright 2018 AAAS. (B) Magnetic-field-dependent current change in a vdW MTJ incorporating magnetic CrI₃. (C) Schematic energy diagrams of CrI₃-based MTJs with AF barrier (top) and FM barrier (bottom). Panels (B and C) are adapted with permission from ref (16). Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society. (D) Summary of TMR values as a function of thickness. Reproduced from ref (112). Copyright 2019 American Chemical Society.