摘要:
A magnetoresistance effect element comprises a magnetoresistance effect film including a magnetically pinned layer whose direction of magnetization is pinned substantially in one direction, a magnetically free layer whose direction of magnetization changes in response to an external magnetic field, and a nonmagnetic intermediate layer located between the pinned layer and the free layer; and a pair of electrodes electrically connected to said magnetoresistance effect film to supply a sense current perpendicularly to a film plane of said magnetoresistance effect film. The intermediate layer has a first layer including a first region whose resistance is relatively high and second regions whose resistance is relatively low. The sense current preferentially flows through the second regions when the current passes the first layer. Alternatively, the concentration of oxygen in the first layer may have a two-dimensional fluctuation, and a first region where the concentration of oxygen is equal to or higher than 40 atomic % and a second region where the concentration of oxygen is equal to or lower than 35 atomic % may be provided in the first layer.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive device includes a magnetization pinned layer, a magnetization free layer, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer formed between the magnetization pinned layer and the magnetization free layer, and electrodes allowing a sense current to flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the stack including the magnetization pinned layer, the nonmagnetic intermediate layer and the magnetization free layer. At least one of the magnetization pinned layer and the magnetization free layer is substantially formed of a binary or ternary alloy represented by the formula FeaCobNic (where a+b+c=100 at %, and a≦75 at %, b≦75 at %, and c≦63 at %), or formed of an alloy having a body-centered cubic crystal structure.
摘要翻译:磁阻装置包括磁化固定层,磁化自由层,形成在磁化固定层和磁化自由层之间的非磁性中间层,以及允许感测电流在基本垂直于堆叠平面的方向上流动的电极,包括 磁化钉扎层,非磁性中间层和无磁化层。 磁化固定层和无磁化层中的至少一个基本上由二元或三元合金形成,由二元或三元合金表示,其由式Fe / SUB>(其中a + b + c = 100at%,a≤75at%,b <= 75at%,c <= 63at%),或者由具有体心立方 晶体结构。
摘要:
In a spin valve type element, an interface insertion layer (32, 34) of a material exhibiting large spin-dependent interface scattering is inserted in a location of a magnetically pinned layer (16) or a magnetically free layer (20) closer to a nonmagnetic intermediate layer (18). A nonmagnetic back layer (36) may be additionally inserted as an interface not in contact with the nonmagnetic intermediate layer to increase the output by making use of spin-dependent interface scattering along the interface between the pinned layer and the nonmagnetic back layer or between the free layer and the nonmagnetic back layer.
摘要:
The magnetic material for magnetic refrigeration of the present invention is characterized by exhibiting, in a certain temperature region, preferably, only in part of a temperature region from 200 K to 350 K, an inflection point at which a second order differential coefficient of a magnetization curve changes from positive to negative with respect to a magnetic field, within the range of this magnetic field formed using a permanent magnet unit. This magnetic material of the present invention can generate a low temperature by using a relatively low magnetic field, by transferring the entropy between the electron spin system and the lattice system near the temperature at which an inflection point appears on the magnetization curve. Examples of the magnetic material meeting this condition are La(Fe,Si)13, (Hf,Ta)Fe2, (Ti,Sc)Fe2, and (Nb,Mo)Fe2, each containing 50 to 60 atomic % of transition metals such as Fe.
摘要:
A magnetoresistance effect device comprises a magnetic multi-layer film having at least an antiferromagnetic film, a first ferromagnetic film, a non-magnetic film, and a second ferromagnetic film formed in the order on the front surface portion of the substrate, the magnetic multi-layer film having giant magnetoresistance effect, at least the second ferromagnetic film having a shape corresponding to a magnetic field detecting portion. The bias magnetic field applying films are disposed on a conductive film of the magnetic multi-layer film at outer portions of both edge portions of the magnetic field detecting portion of the magnetoresistance effective film. Alternatively, the second ferromagnetic film has a first portion corresponding to the magnetic field detecting portion and a second portion corresponding to the outer portions of both the edge portions of the magnetic field detecting portion, the film thickness-of the second portion being smaller than the film thickness of the first portion. The bias magnetic field applying films are formed at the outer portions of both the edge portions of the magnetic field detecting portion of the second ferromagnetic film. With the reversely structured magnetoresistance effect film and the laminate positions of the bias magnetic field applying films, in addition to suppressing the reproduction fringe and Barkhausen noise, the decrease of contact resistance, the suppression of insulation detect, and good linear response characteristic can be accomplished.
摘要:
A planar inductor has a spiral coil, insulating layers stacked on both surfaces of the spiral coil, and ferromagnetic layers stacked on the insulating layers, wherein each ferromagnetic layer has a saturation magnetization 4&pgr;Ms of 10 kG or more, and a thickness of 100 &mgr;m or less.
摘要:
An exchange coupling film comprises a ferromagnetic film and an antiferromagnetic film laminated on the ferromagnetic film, wherein at least a portion of the antiferromagnetic film has a face-centered cubic crystal structure and the antiferromagnetic film comprises an IrMn alloy represented by the general formula of IrxMn100−x, wherein x stands for a value by atomic % satisfying the expression, 2≦x≦80.
摘要翻译:交换耦合膜包括层叠在铁磁膜上的铁磁膜和反铁磁膜,其中至少一部分反铁磁膜具有面心立方晶体结构,反铁磁膜包括由通式IrxMn100表示的IrMn合金 -x,其中x代表满足表达式2 <= x <= 80的原子%的值。
摘要:
A magnetic head has a recording/reproducing element which is embedded in an insulation layer made of an AlO.sub.x thin film and a leading end of which is positioned at a medium opposed face. A high-hardness coating layer or a high-thermal conductivity coating layer made of diamond-like carbon or the like is disposed on a peripheral region of the medium opposed face, excluding the leading end of the recording/reproducing element and a region in the neighborhood thereof. Even in the case where the magnetic head is applied to a magnetic disk apparatus of contact recording/reproducing system, it is possible to greatly restrain wear of the leading end of the recording/reproducing element and the region in the neighborhood thereof. Further, the heat dissipation characteristic of the leading end of the recording/reproducing element can be improved greatly. The dishing of the leading end of the recording/reproducing element can be reduced to a great extent by so etching the peripheral region of the medium opposed face that the leading end of the recording/reproducing element is projected; forming the high-hardness coating layer on an etched region; and processing the projected region by wear in a final process.
摘要:
A magnetoresistance effect head comprises a giant magnetoresistance effect film, a pair of leads to supply an electric current to the giant magnetoresistance effect head, and upper and lower magnetic shielding layers made of a crystalline soft magnetic film and disposed to hold the giant magnetoresistance effect film therebetween with a magnetic gap film intervened, wherein the surface roughness of an under layer of the giant magnetoresistance effect film is determined so that a center period L of the surface roughness satisfies L>70 nm.
摘要:
A rare earth-cobalt supermagnetostrictive alloy having a composition represented by the general formula, in atomic fraction: R (Co.sub.1-x Fe.sub.x).sub.x, wherein 0.001.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.8, 0.2.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.15, and R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu and is consisting essentially of a cubic system whose easy axis of magnetization is generally or oriented; or R (Co.sub.1-x Fe.sub.x).sub.x, wherein 0.001.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.8, 0.2.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.15, and R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, Yb, and Lu. Such an alloy exhibits satisfactory magnetostriction in a wide range of temperatures from room temperature to liquid nitrogen temperature.