摘要:
A tunnel magnetoresistive sensor includes a pinned magnetic layer, an insulating barrier layer formed of Mg—O, and a free magnetic layer. A barrier-layer-side magnetic sublayer constituting at least part of the pinned magnetic layer and being in contact with the insulating barrier layer includes a first magnetic region formed of CoFeB or FeB and a second magnetic region formed of CoFe or Fe. The second magnetic region is disposed between the first magnetic region and the insulating barrier layer.
摘要:
An insulating barrier layer including a lower insulating layer composed of Al—O and an upper insulating layer composed of CoFe—O and disposed on the lower insulating layer is formed on a second pinned magnetic layer. A free magnetic layer is formed on the insulating barrier layer. According to this structure, a high rate of change in resistance (ΔR/R) and a low RA (element resistance R×element area A) can be achieved.
摘要:
An underlying layer is composed of Co—Fe—B that is an amorphous magnetic material. Thus, the upper surface of the underlying layer can be taken as a lower shield layer-side reference position for obtaining a gap length (GL) between upper and lower shields, resulting in a narrower gap than before. In addition, since the underlying layer has an amorphous structure, the underlying layer does not adversely affect the crystalline orientation of individual layers to be formed thereon, and the surface of the underlying layer has good planarizability. Accordingly, PW50 (half-amplitude pulse width) and SN ratio can be improved more than before without causing a decrease in rate of change in resistance (Δ R/R) or the like, thereby achieving a structure suitable for increasing recording density.
摘要:
A nonmagnetic material-noncontact layer forming a fixed magnetic layer is formed using CoFe, a nonmagnetic material-contact layer is formed using Co, and an NOL (Nano-Oxide Layer) is provided between the nonmagnetic material-noncontact layer and the nonmagnetic material-contact layer. In addition, the average film thickness of the nonmagnetic material-contact layer is set in the range of 16 to 19 Å. Accordingly, compared to a three-layered structure composed of CoFe, an NOL, and CoFe or a three-layered structure composed of Co, an NOL, and Co, which has been conventionally used, the rate (ΔR/R) of change in resistance and the unidirectional exchange bias magnetic field (Hex*) can both be improved.
摘要:
A nonmagnetic material-noncontact layer forming a fixed magnetic layer is formed using CoFe, a nonmagnetic material-contact layer is formed using Co, and an NOL (Nano-Oxide Layer) is provided between the nonmagnetic material-noncontact layer and the nonmagnetic material-contact layer. In addition, the average film thickness of the nonmagnetic material-contact layer is set in the range of 16 to 19 Å. Accordingly, compared to a three-layered structure composed of CoFe, an NOL, and CoFe or a three-layered structure composed of Co, an NOL, and Co, which has been conventionally used, the rate (ΔR/R) of change in resistance and the unidirectional exchange bias magnetic field (Hex*) can both be improved.
摘要:
An underlying layer is composed of Co—Fe—B that is an amorphous magnetic material. Thus, the upper surface of the underlying layer can be taken as a lower shield layer-side reference position for obtaining a gap length (GL) between upper and lower shields, resulting in a narrower gap than before. In addition, since the underlying layer has an amorphous structure, the underlying layer does not adversely affect the crystalline orientation of individual layers to be formed thereon, and the surface of the underlying layer has good planarizability. Accordingly, PW50 (half-amplitude pulse width) and SN ratio can be improved more than before without causing a decrease in rate of change in resistance (Δ R/R) or the like, thereby achieving a structure suitable for increasing recording density.
摘要翻译:下层由作为非晶磁性材料的Co-Fe-B组成。 因此,可以将下层的上表面作为下屏蔽层侧参考位置,以获得上屏蔽和下屏蔽之间的间隙长度(GL),导致与之前的间隙较窄。 此外,由于底层具有非晶结构,所以下层不会对要在其上形成的各层的结晶取向产生不利影响,并且下层的表面具有良好的平坦化性。 因此,PW50(半幅度脉冲宽度)和SN比可以比以前更多地改善,而不会导致电阻变化率(&Dgr; R / R)等的降低,从而实现适于提高记录密度的结构。
摘要:
A second fixed magnetic layer is formed of a CoFeB layer of CoFeB and an interface layer of CoFe or Co provided in that order from the bottom. An insulating barrier layer composed of Al—O is formed on the second fixed magnetic layer. When a lamination structure composed of CoFeB/CoFe/Al—O is formed as described above, a low RA and a high rate of change in resistance (ΔR/R) can be simultaneously obtained. In addition, variations in RA and rate of change in resistance (ΔR/R) can be suppressed as compared to that in the past.
摘要:
A tunnel magnetoresistive sensor includes a pinned magnetic layer, an insulating barrier layer formed of Mg—O, and a free magnetic layer. A barrier-layer-side magnetic sublayer constituting at least part of the pinned magnetic layer and being in contact with the insulating barrier layer includes a first magnetic region formed of CoFeB or FeB and a second magnetic region formed of CoFe or Fe. The second magnetic region is disposed between the first magnetic region and the insulating barrier layer.
摘要:
A magnetic detecting device is provided. The magnetic detecting device includes a magnetoresistive effect part having a fixed magnetic layer, and a free magnetic layer which faces the fixed magnetic layer with a nonmagnetic material layer therebetween and which varies in magnetization by an external magnetic field. A seed layer is provided below the magnetoresistive effect part. The seed layer includes an Al layer laminated on an NiFeCr layer.
摘要:
An exchange-coupled film includes a ferromagnetic layer and an antiferromagnetic layer disposed on each other, the magnetization direction of the ferromagnetic layer being pinned in one direction by an exchange coupling magnetic field generated at the interface between the ferromagnetic layer and the antiferromagnetic layer, wherein the antiferromagnetic layer is composed of IrzMn100-z (wherein 2 atomic percent≦z≦80 atomic percent), the ferromagnetic layer has a two-layer structure including a CoyFe100-y layer having a face-centered cubic structure (wherein 80 atomic percent≦y≦100 atomic percent), the CoyFe100-y layer being in contact with the antiferromagnetic layer, and an FexCo100-x layer (wherein x≧30 atomic percent), the FexCo100-x layer being disposed on the CoyFe100-y layer, and the thickness of the FexCo100-x layer is 30% to 90% of the total thickness of the ferromagnetic layer.
摘要翻译:交换耦合膜包括铁磁层和反铁磁层,其铁磁层的磁化方向通过在铁磁层和反铁磁层之间的界面处产生的交换耦合磁场在一个方向上被钉扎,其中 反铁磁性层由贱金属100-z(其中2原子%<= z <= 80原子%)组成,铁磁层具有双层结构 包括具有面心立方结构(其中80原子%<= y <= 100原子百分比)的Co 100 sub> 100 sub> y + 100-y +层与反铁磁层接触,以及Fe x 100 Co + 100-x层(其中 x> = 30原子百分比),Fe 3 O 100-x层被设置在Co 100 Co 100-y SUB>层,并且Fe×100 Co层的厚度为30% 到铁磁层的总厚度的90%。