Magneto-resistance effect element, magneto-resistance effect type head,
memory element, and method for manufacturing them
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    发明授权
    Magneto-resistance effect element, magneto-resistance effect type head, memory element, and method for manufacturing them 失效
    磁阻效应元件,磁阻效应型头,存储元件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US6077618A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-20

    申请号:US983514

    申请日:1998-01-28

    摘要: A magnetoresistance effect element, a head of the magnetoresistance effect type and a memory element in each of which a larger MR change can be acquired in a smaller magnetic field, and a method of producing the magnetoresistance effect element. In a magnetoresistance effect element, the basic structure comprises a lamination body of a magnetic layer/a nonmagnetic insulating layer/a magnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic insulating layer has, at an exposed part thereof, a conductive portion sufficiently smaller than the contact portion of the nonmagnetic insulating layer with respect to the magnetic layers, the conductive portion electrically connecting the magnetic layer to each other. Electrode lead portions are disposed at the upper and lower magnetic layers. In the lamination body, there may be formed, in the nonmagnetic insulating layer, a column-like conductive portion which is sufficiently smaller than the contact portion of the nonmagnetic insulating layer with respect to the magnetic layers. The nonmagnetic insulting layer may be formed of an oxide or nitride of a conductive material, and the conductive portion may be lower in oxide concentration or nitride concentration than the nonmagnetic insulating layer. Further, the basic structure may include a lamination body consisting of a conductive magnetization-reversal restraining layer/a magnetic layer/a nonmagnetic insulating layer/a magnetic layer in which the conductive magnetization-reversal restraining layer is formed on the surface of one of the magnetic layers for restraining the one magnetic layer from being reversed in magnetization direction.

    摘要翻译: PCT No.PCT / JP97 / 01830 Sec。 371日期1998年1月28日 102(e)日期1998年1月28日PCT提交1997年5月28日PCT公布。 公开号WO97 / 45883 日期1997年12月4日磁阻效应元件,磁阻效应类型的磁头和存储元件,其中每个磁能效应元件可以在较小的磁场中获得较大的MR变化,以及制造磁阻效应元件的方法。 在磁电阻效应元件中,基本结构包括磁性层/非磁性绝缘层/磁性层的层压体,非磁性绝缘层在其暴露部分具有足够小于 所述非磁性绝缘层相对于所述磁性层,所述导电部将所述磁性层彼此电连接。 电极引线部设置在上下磁性层。 在层叠体中,可以在非磁性绝缘层中形成比非磁性绝缘层相对于磁性层的接触部充分小的列状导体部。 非磁性绝缘层可以由导电材料的氧化物或氮化物形成,并且导电部分的氧化物浓度或氮化物浓度可以低于非磁性绝缘层。 此外,基本结构可以包括由导电磁化反转抑制层/磁性层/非磁性绝缘层/磁性层构成的层叠体,其中导电磁化反转抑制层形成在其中的一个的表面上 用于限制一个磁性层在磁化方向上反转的磁性层。