摘要:
The magnetic head of the present invention includes a magnetoresistive read head element in which a magnetic bias layer is deposited across the surface of the wafer above the free magnetic layer. Central portions of the biasing layer that correspond to the read head track width are oxidized to essentially remove the magnetic moment of the bias layer material in those central locations. An oxygen diffusion barrier layer is then deposited upon the oxidized central portions of the biasing layer to prevent diffusion or migration of oxygen from the oxidized central regions of the biasing layer. An insulation layer, a second magnetic shield layer and further structures of the magnetic head are subsequently fabricated.
摘要:
A magnetoresisive sensor having a thin seed layer that provides an exceptionally smooth interface between layers of the sensor stack. The exceptionally smooth interface provided by the seed layer reduces interlayer exchange coupling allowing the non-magnetic spacer layer (or barrier layer) to be very thin. The seed layer includes a thin layer of Ru and a thin layer of Si which intermix to form a homogeneous, amorphous thin seed layer of Ru-silicide.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive sensor having a pinned layer that extends beyond the free layer in the stripe height direction for improved shape enhanced pinning. The sensor includes hard bias layers and leads that extend in the stripe height direction beyond the stripe height of the free layer, providing increased conductive material for improved conduction of sense current to the sensor. The hard bias layers contact the sensor stack in the region between the ABS and the stripe height of the free layer, but are electrically insulated from the pinned layer in regions beyond the stripe height of the free layer by a layer of conformally deposited non-magnetic, electrically insulating material such as alumina.
摘要:
A magnetic head assembly has a read head that includes a sensor wherein the sensor includes a self-pinned antiparallel (AP) pinned layer structure, a ferromagnetic free layer structure that has a magnetic moment that is free to rotate in response to signal fields and a spacer layer which is located between the free layer and AP pinned layer structures. The self-pinned AP pinned layer structure includes first and second antiparallel (AP) pinned layers, an antiparallel coupling (APC) layer located between and interfacing the first and second AP pinned layers wherein the second AP pinned layer is located between the first AP pinned layer and the spacer layer. The first AP pinned layer is composed of cobalt platinum chromium (CoPtCr).
摘要:
In one illustrative embodiment of the invention, a spin valve sensor of a magnetic head has a free layer structure; an antiparallel (AP) self-pinned layer structure; and a non-magnetic electrically conductive spacer layer in between the free layer structure and the AP self-pinned layer structure. The AP self-pinned layer structure includes a first AP pinned layer; a second AP pinned layer; an antiparallel coupling (APC) layer formed between the first and the second AP pinned layers. At least one of the first and the second AP pinned layers is made of cobalt having no iron content. The other AP pinned layer may be formed of cobalt, cobalt-iron, or other suitable material. The use of cobalt in the AP self-pinned layer structure increases its magnetostriction to increase the self-pinning effect. Preferably, the first AP pinned layer is cobalt-iron and the second AP pinned layer is cobalt which provides for both an increase in magnetostriction and magnetoresistive coefficient Δr/R of the sensor.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive sensor having magnetically anisotropic bias layers for biasing the free layer of the sensor. Hard bias structures for biasing the magnetization of the free layer are formed at either side of the sensor stack, and each of the hard bias structure includes a hard magnetic layer that has a magnetic anisotropy to enhance the stability of the biasing. The hard bias structure can include a Cr under-layer having a surface that has been treated by a low power angled ion milling to form it with an anisotropic surface texture. A layer of Cr—Mo alloy is formed over the Cr under-layer and the hard magnetic material layer is formed over the Cr—Mo alloy layer. The anisotropic surface texture of the Cr layer induces an aligned crystalline structure in the hard magnetic layer that causes the hard magnetic layer to have a magnetic anisotropy.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive sensor having a pinned layer that extends beyond the free layer in the stripe height direction for improved shape enhanced pinning. The sensor includes hard bias layers and leads that extend in the stripe height direction beyond the stripe height of the free layer, providing increased conductive material for improved conduction of sense current to the sensor. The hard bias layers contact the sensor stack in the region between the ABS and the stripe height of the free layer, but are electrically insulated from the pinned layer in regions beyond the stripe height of the free layer by a layer of conformally deposited non-magnetic, electrically insulating material such as alumina.
摘要:
A magnetoresisive sensor having a thin seed layer that provides an exceptionally smooth interface between layers of the sensor stack. The exceptionally smooth interface provided by the seed layer reduces interlayer exchange coupling allowing the non-magnetic spacer layer (or barrier layer) to be very thin. The seed layer includes a thin layer of Ru and a thin layer of Si which intermix to form a homogeneous, amorphous thin seed layer of Ru-silicide.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive sensor having hard bias layers constructed of CoPtCrB, which high coercivity when deposited over crystalline materials such as an AFM layer or other sensor material. The bias layer material exhibits high coercivity and high moment even when deposited over a crystalline structure such as that of an underlying sensor material by not assuming the crystalline structure of the underlying crystalline layer. The bias layer material is especially beneficial for use in a partial mill sensor design wherein a portion of the sensor layers extends beyond the active area of the sensor and the bias layer must be deposited on the extended portion of sensor material.
摘要:
A magnetic head having an improved read head structure. The read head includes a free magnetic layer with hard bias elements disposed proximate its ends, where the hard bias elements include an improved hard bias magnetic grain structure. This is accomplished by fabricating the hard bias element as a bilayer structure having a first hard bias sublayer, a nonmagnetic midlayer and a second hard bias sublayer. The midlayer is preferably composed of a nonmagnetic material such as chromium, and the hard bias sublayers are composed of a magnetic material such as CoPtCr. Each sublayer is formed with its own magnetic grains, and because there are two sublayers, the hard bias element is fabricated with approximately twice the number of magnetic grains as the prior art single layer hard bias element.