摘要:
The present invention provides an exchange coupling film having a stacked-film-structure consisting of a ferromagnetic film made of at least one material of Fe, Co and Ni, and an antiferromagnetic film, wherein the exchange coupling film made of a ferromagnetic material to which an element is added, is provided at the interface between the ferromagnetic film and the antiferromagnetic film so as to improve the lattice matching, which results in the enhancement of the exchange coupling force, and a magnetoresistance effect element including such an exchange coupling film as described above, and an electrode for supplying a current to the ferromagnetic film which constitutes the exchange coupling film.
摘要:
A spin valve GMR element comprises a pair of magnetic biasing films disposed with a predetermined gap and a spin valve GMR film disposed in such a manner that at least both edge portions thereof are stacked on the pair of magnetic biasing films. The spin valve GMR film has a free layer containing a magnetic layer large in its saturation magnetization such as a Co containing magnetic layer. The magnetic biasing film has a laminate film composed of a high saturation magnetization magnetic layer and a magnetic hard layer. The high saturation magnetization layer, for a saturation magnetization Ms.sup.free of a free layer and a saturation magnetization of Ms.sup.hard of a magnetic hard layer, has a saturation magnetization Ms.sup.high satisfying at least one of Ms.sup.high .gtoreq.Ms.sup.free and Ms.sup.high .gtoreq.Ms.sup.hard. According to such a bias structure, when a spin valve GMR element of an over laid structure is narrowed in its track, Barkhausen noise can be effectively suppressed from occurring.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive head is disclosed which uses a crystalline soft magnetic film as an undercoat for a giant magnetoresistive film provided with at least one pair of ferro-magnetic films opposed to each other across a nonmagnetic intermediate layer or for an anisotropically magnetoresistive film. The crystalline soft magnetic film comprises a film which has as a main component thereof at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Fe, and Co and simultaneously incorporates therein at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Mo, V, W, Ti, Zr, Hf, and Ta and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Rh, Os, Re, Si, Al, Be, Ga, and Ge.
摘要:
An exchange coupling film comprising a first antiferromagnetic film, a ferromagnetic film formed as superposed on the first antiferromagnetic film, and a second antiferromagnetic film formed in the interface between the first antiferromagnetic film and the ferromagnetic film, characterized in that the first antiferromagnetic film has a crystal structure selected from the group consisting of tetragonal, body-centered cubic, and NaCl type and the second antiferromagnetic film of .gamma. phase M-Mn alloys with the crystal structure of face-centered cubic, wherein M stands for at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni.
摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetoresistance effect element which has a film with a spin valve structure or an artificial lattice film having good soft magnetic characteristics, and which can be applied to a high-sensitivity magnetic head. The present invention provides a magneto-resistance effect element including a stacked film formed on a substrate by sequentially stacking a ferromagnetic film containing as its main constituents at least one elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, and Ni, a nonmagnetic film, and the ferromagnetic film, wherein the two ferromagnetic films are not coupled with each other, and the closest packed plane of each ferromagnetic film is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the film surface.
摘要:
A magnetoresistance effect head is disclosed which is provided with a spin valve film of the three-layer laminate construction comprising a pair of magnetic layers made of a Co-based alloy and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer interposed between the pair of magnetic layers. This magnetoresistance effect head satisfies the expressions, 3.ltoreq.d.sub.1 .ltoreq.7, 3.ltoreq.d.sub.2 .ltoreq.7, and 0.ltoreq. (d.sub.1 -d.sub.2)/d.sub.1 .ltoreq.0.40, wherein d.sub.1 and d.sub.2 stand for the thicknesses (nm) of the pair of magnetic layers (providing d.sub.1 .gtoreq.d.sub.2). A soft magnetic layer of high resistance is disposed contiguously to that of the pair of magnetic layers which has the direction of magnetization thereof varied by an external magnetic layer. The total thickness of this soft magnetic layer and the magnetic layer contiguous thereto is in the range of from 5 to 40 nm. In the case of a magnetoresistance effect head which is provided with a spin valve film of the five-layer laminate construction, the thicknesses (nm), d.sub.1 and d.sub.2, of the two outer magnetic layers similarly satisfy the conditions mentioned above. Further, the thickness (nm), d.sub.3, of the center magnetic layer satisfies the expression, 1.ltoreq.d.sub.3 .ltoreq.2/3d.sub.1. As a result, the magnetoresistance effect head acquires the ability to produce a large rate of change of magnetic resistance with high repeatability.
摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetoresistance effect element which has a film with a spin valve structure or an artificial lattice film having good soft magnetic characteristics, and which can be applied to a high-sensitivity magnetic head. The present invention provides a magnetoresistance effect element including a stacked film formed on a substrate by sequentially stacking a ferromagnetic film containing as its main constituents at least one elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, and Ni, a nonmagnetic film, and the ferromagnetic film, wherein the two ferromagnetic films are not coupled with each other, and the closest packed plane of each ferromagnetic film is oriented in a direction perpendicular to the film surface.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistance effect element includes forming an insulating layer on a first ferromagnetic layer, forming an aperture reaching the first ferromagnetic layer by thrusting a needle from the top surface of the insulating layer, and depositing a ferromagnetic material to form a second ferromagnetic layer overlying the insulating layer which buries the aperture. The aperture can have an opening width not larger than 20 nm. A current flowing between the first ferromagnetic layer and the needle can be monitored, and thrusting of the needle can be interrupted when the current reaches a predetermined value.
摘要:
A base film of a hard magnetic film containing Co as a structural element has a crystal metal base film such as a Cr film formed on the main surface of a substrate and a reactive base film (mixing layer) formed between the substrate and the crystal metal base film and having a reactive amorphous layer containing a structural element of the substrate and a structural element of the crystal metal base film. A hard magnetic film containing Co as a structural element is formed on the crystal metal base film. With the crystal metal base film such as the Cr film formed on an amorphous layer, a hard magnetic film with a bi-crystal structure can be obtained with high reproducibility. With the hard magnetic film, magnetic characteristics such as coercive force Hc, residual magnetization Mr, saturated magnetization Ms, and square ratio S can be improved without need to use a thick base film. The hard magnetic film containing Co as a structural element is applied to a bias magnetic field applying film of a magnetoresistance effect device and a record layer of a magnetic record medium.
摘要:
A magnetoresistance effect element includes a first ferromagnetic layer, insulating layer overlying the first ferromagnetic layer, and second ferromagnetic layer overlying the insulating layer. The insulating layer has formed a through hole having an opening width not larger than 20 nm, and the first and second ferromagnetic layers are connected to each other via the through hole.