# Vertical spintronic devices based on half-metallic Heusler alloys: progress and future outlook

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2026-11-04T09:05:20.986784Z

## Updated at

2026-11-04T23:42:52.279806Z

## Published at

2026-11-05T01:27:34.337159Z

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## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ae7387

## Date published

2026-06-26

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2026-6-26

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## Title

- title: 'Vertical spintronic devices based on half-metallic Heusler alloys: progress
    and future outlook'
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: "Half-metallic Heusler alloys are among the most promising material
    platforms for spintronics, as they uniquely combine an ideally fully spin-polarized
    electronic structure at the Fermi level with high Curie temperatures. This combination
    enables pronounced spin-dependent phenomena and makes these materials highly attractive
    for practical device applications. To date, vertical spintronic devices such as
    magnetic tunnel junctions, current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistance
    and spin-torque oscillator devices have demonstrated outstanding performance that
    clearly reflects the half-metallic nature of Heusler alloys. In addition, significant
    progress has been achieved in efficient spin injection into semiconductors, a
    key requirement for next-generation logic and information-processing devices.
    In this review, we focus on vertical-geometry spintronic devices, which are of
    particular importance from the viewpoint of device scaling, integration density,
    and practical implementation. We provide an overview of the experimental and theoretical
    advances achieved using half-metallic Heusler alloys in these device architectures,
    and discuss the remaining challenges and future perspectives toward their realization
    in next-generation spintronic technologies.\r\n"
  description_type: abstract
  lang: und

## Creator

- name: Yuya Sakuraba
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4618-9550
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science
- name: Shinya Yamada
  role: author
- name: Hirofumi Suto
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4387-5862
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science
- name: Tomoya Nakatani
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9590-216X
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science
- name: Kohei Hamaya
  role: author

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organization: IOP Publishing

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## Keyword

- subject: half-metal
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- subject: Heusler alloy
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- subject: magnetic tunnel junctions
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- subject: giant magnetoresistance
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- subject: spin-transistor
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## Rights

- identifier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  date_licensed: 2026-06-25

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## Journal

- title: 'Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics'
  issn: '13616463'
  volume: '59'
  issue: '25'
  article_number: '253003'

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## Funding

- identifier: J251103105
  funder_name: Iketani Science and Technology Foundation
- identifier: JPJ011438
  funder_name: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- identifier: 21H05000
  funder_name: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- identifier: J251103109
  funder_name: Masuyakinen Basic Research Foundation
- identifier: JPMJAP2413
  funder_name: ASPIRE
- identifier: JPMJCR23A5
  funder_name: Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology

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