The relationship between Co_xFe_<1-x>/Al-oxide / Co_xFe_<1-x> tunnel junction(X=100, 90, 75, 60 and 50)and the tunneling magnetoresistance was investigated. The maximum MR ratio yielded 40.7% for Co_<75>Fe_<25> junctions. After annealing at 200℃, we could obtain MR of 49% ratio with areas 12×12 μm^2 for Co_<75>Fe_<25> junctions. Bias voltage where the MR ratio decreased to half its 1 mV bias value, lay between 360 and 455 mV. The bias dependence of MR ratio was related to barrier height in all the junctions, namely MR ratio decreased more slowly with increasing bias for the junction with higher barrier height
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