摘要:
A thin-film magnetic head includes a lower magnetic shield layer, an MR multi-layered structure formed on the lower magnetic shield layer so that current flows in a direction perpendicular to surfaces of laminated layers, an insulation layer formed to surround the MR multi-layered structure, an additional metal layer laminated on at least the MR multi-layered structure, an upper electrode layer made of a soft magnetic material laminated on the additional metal layer and the insulation layer, and an upper magnetic shield layer laminated on the upper electrode layer. The additional metal layer has a multi-layered structure including a nonmagnetic metal layer and a soft magnetic layer laminated on the nonmagnetic metal layer, and has a length along a track-width direction of the MR multi-layered structure larger than a width of a magnetization-free layer in the MR effect multi-layered structure.
摘要:
A thin-film magnetic head includes a lower magnetic shield layer, an MR multi-layered structure formed on the lower magnetic shield layer so that current flows in a direction perpendicular to surfaces of laminated layers, an insulation layer formed to surround the MR multi-layered structure, an additional metal layer laminated on at least the MR multi-layered structure, an upper electrode layer made of a soft magnetic material laminated on the additional metal layer and the insulation layer, and an upper magnetic shield layer laminated on the upper electrode layer. The additional metal layer has a multi-layered structure including a nonmagnetic metal layer and a soft magnetic layer laminated on the nonmagnetic metal layer, and has a length along a track-width direction of the MR multi-layered structure larger than a width of a magnetization-free layer in the MR effect multi-layered structure.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a thin-film magnetic head which prevents leakage of magnetic fluxes from an edge area of a lower and/or an upper shield layers of a magnetoresistive effect read head element. The thin-film magnetic head have a magnetoresistive effect read head element that includes a lower shield layer, an upper shield layer, a magnetoresistive effect layer, which is formed between the lower shield layer and the upper shield layer, and a lower antiferromagnetic layer which is contacted with the lower shield layer only at an edge area of the lower shield layer.
摘要:
A thin-film magnetic head provided with at least one MR read head element includes a lower shield layer, an upper shield layer, and an MR layer formed between the lower shield layer and the upper shield layer. A profile of the upper shield layer, appeared at an ABS, has obtuse or rounded upper corners at end edges of the upper shield layer along a track-width direction.
摘要:
A thin-film magnetic head has a magnetoresistive effect read head element. The magnetoresistive effect read head element includes a lower shield layer, an upper shield layer, and a magnetoresistive effect layer formed between the lower shield layer and the upper shield layer. The magnetoresistive effect read head element also includes a lower antiferromagnetic layer. The lower antiferromagnetic layer is contacted with the lower shield layer only at an edge area of the lower shield layer.
摘要:
A thin film magnetic head includes a magnetoresistive element having a recording-medium-facing-surface which is to be faced with a magnetic recording medium; a magnetic bias layer located on a side opposite to the recording-medium-facing-surface of the magnetoresistive element, and applying a bias magnetic field to the magnetoresistive element in a direction orthogonal to the recording-medium-facing-surface; and a resistive film pattern having the recording-medium-facing-surface, the resistive film pattern being located side by side with the magnetoresistive element in a track-width direction.
摘要:
A manufacturing method of a thin-film magnetic head includes a step of depositing an MR multi-layered film on a lower electrode layer, a step of patterning the deposited MR multi-layered film to define a track width, a step of forming a layer containing at least first insulation layer at both track-width direction sides of the patterned MR multi-layered film, a step of depositing a first additional upper metal layer on the patterned MR multi-layered film and on the layer containing at least first insulation layer, a step of patterning the first additional upper metal layer and the MR multi-layered film to define a length in a direction perpendicular to the track-width direction so as to obtain an MR multi-layered structure, a step of forming a second insulation layer to surround the first additional upper metal layer and the MR multi-layered structure, a step of removing by etching the second insulation layer on the first additional upper metal layer formed on the MR multi-layered structure, a step of thereafter, forming a second additional upper metal layer on the first additional upper metal layer and on the second insulation layer, and a step of forming an upper electrode layer on the second additional upper metal layer.
摘要:
The thin-film magnetic head of the present invention comprises an MR sensor wherein a first ferromagnetic layer in which a magnetization direction is fixed with respect to external magnetic fields, a non-magnetic intermediate layer, and a second ferromagnetic layer in which a magnetization direction changes with respect to the external magnetic fields are stacked, and wherein a sense current flows substantially parallel to the stacked layer surface. The thin-film magnetic head comprises a pair of bias layers for exerting a bias magnetic field upon the MR sensor; the bias layers extending substantially symmetrically from two sides of the MR sensor in a direction of track width of a recording medium, each bias layer being connected with the MR sensor over a length which is substantially the same as the MR sensor in a direction perpendicular to the air bearing surface; and each bias layer having a shape which is contained within an imaginary rectangle which has its long sides along the air bearing surface in the direction of the track width of the recording medium and its short sides in the direction perpendicular to the air bearing surface and which contacts the short side of the imaginary rectangle which is opposite the short side which contacts the MR sensor. The thin-film magnetic head further comprises a pair of lead layers for supplying the sense current to the MR sensor each extending from the air bearing surface to cover at least a portion of each of the bias layers.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a thin-film magnetic head whereby re-deposition and an overlapped part in a region of a magnetoresistive effect multi-layered structure opposite to an air bearing surface can be removed and also a width of a free layer can be narrowed.
摘要:
A magneto-resistive device is improved in characteristics by removing a surface oxide film to reduce the resistance and reducing an ion beam damage. The magneto-resistive device has a magneto-resistive layer which comprises a tunnel barrier layer, an underlying pinned layer, and an overlying free layer. A non-magnetic layer is formed on the free layer for protection. A composite-layer film comprised of an insulating layer and a damage reducing layer is formed in contact with an effective region which is effectively involved in detection of magnetism in the magneto-resistive layer without overlapping with the effective region. The damage reducing layer is made of a material which includes at least one element, the atomic weight of which is larger than that of silicon. The insulating layer and damage reducing layer do not constitute a magnetic domain control layer for applying a biasing magnetic field to the free layer.