摘要:
Disclosed herein is a spin valve magnetoresistive sensor including a first conductor layer, a free ferromagnetic layer provided on the first conductor layer, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer provided on the free ferromagnetic layer, a pinned ferromagnetic layer provided on the nonmagnetic intermediate layer, an antiferromagnetic layer provided on the pinned ferromagnetic layer, and a second conductor layer provided on the antiferromagnetic layer. At least one of the free ferromagnetic layer and the pinned ferromagnetic layer has a thickness larger than that providing a maximum resistance change rate or resistance change amount in the case of passing a current in an in-plane direction of the at least one layer. That is, the thickness of at least one of the free ferromagnetic layer and the pinned ferromagnetic layer falls in the range of 3 nm to 12 nm.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a spin valve magnetoresistive sensor including a first conductor layer, a free ferromagnetic layer provided on the first conductor layer, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer provided on the free ferromagnetic layer, a pinned ferromagnetic layer provided on the nonmagnetic intermediate layer, an antiferromagnetic layer provided on the pinned ferromagnetic layer, and a second conductor layer provided on the antiferromagnetic layer. At least one of the free ferromagnetic layer and the pinned ferromagnetic layer has a thickness larger than that providing a maximum resistance change rate or resistance change amount in the case of passing a current in an in-plane direction of the at least one layer. That is, the thickness of at least one of the free ferromagnetic layer and the pinned ferromagnetic layer falls in the range of 3 nm to 12 nm.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive sensor including the following layers, in order: a first conductor layer; a first antiferromagnetic layer; a first pinned ferromagnetic layer; a first nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a free ferromagnetic layer; a second nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a second pinned ferromagnetic layer; a second antiferromagnetic layer; and a second conductor layer. Alternatively, the magnetoresistive sensor may include the following layers, in order: a first conductor layer; a first free ferromagnetic layer; a first nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a first pinned ferromagnetic layer; an antiferromagnetic layer; a second pinned ferromagnetic layer; a second nonmagnetic intermediate layer; a second free ferromagnetic layer; and a second conductor layer.
摘要:
A CPP magnetoresistive effect element includes a free magnetization layer, a fixed magnetization layer, and a plurality of conductive non-magnetic intermediate layers formed between the free magnetization layer and the fixed magnetization layer. An insulating layer and a magnetic layer including magnetic atoms are provided between any two of the non-magnetic intermediate layers.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive element that detects a change of magnetoresistance by giving a sense current in the thickness direction of a magnetoresistive effect film including at least a base layer, a free layer, a non-magnetic layer, a pinned layer, a pinning layer, and a protection layer, includes a granular structure layer that includes conductive particles and an insulating matrix material in the form of a thin film containing the conductive particles in a dispersed state and having a smaller thickness than the particle diameter of the conductive particles, the granular structure layer being interposed between at least two adjacent layers among the base layer, the free layer, the non-magnetic layer, the pinned layer, the pinning layer, and the protection layer.
摘要:
A magnetic sensor having such a structure that a hard layer for controlling the magnetic domain formed of a conductive hard magnetic material, and a magnetic sensor layer, are at least partially in direct contact with each other, and current flows in the direction wherein at least a main component of current is perpendicular to the surface of the magnetic sensor layer. The current flowing in the magnetic sensor layer and the hard layer is controlled by changing the resistivity of the hard layer. The magnetic sensor is used as a magnetic read head in a magnetic recording apparatus such as magnetic disk apparatus.
摘要:
A CPP magnetoresistive effect element includes a free magnetization layer, a fixed magnetization layer, and a plurality of conductive non-magnetic intermediate layers formed between the free magnetization layer and the fixed magnetization layer. An insulating layer and a magnetic layer including magnetic atoms are provided between any two of the non-magnetic intermediate layers.
摘要:
A magnetoresistive device includes a laminated film, and a mechanism for applying sense current in a direction of lamination in the laminated film, wherein the laminated film includes a first ferromagnetic layer having a substantially fixed direction of magnetization, a second ferromagnetic layer having a freely variable direction of magnetization according to an external magnetic field, the second ferromagnetic layer including a non-magnetic metal layer, and two or more ferromagnetic metal layers separated from each other by the non-magnetic metal layer in the direction of lamination, and a non-magnetic intermediate layer that separates the first and second ferromagnetic layer from each other.
摘要:
A current perpendicular-to-the-plane (CPP) structure spin valve magnetoresistive (MR) transducer includes an insulating layer. A pinned or free ferromagnetic layer serves to space or isolate the insulating layer from a non-magnetic spacer layer interposed between the pinned and free ferromagnetic layers. The sensing current is allowed to penetrate through the insulating layer. Fine pin-holes generally formed in the insulating layer are supposed to enable migration of electrons through the insulating layer. Similar to the situation in which the sensing current is allowed to flow through a reduced sectional area, a larger variation can be obtained in response to the inversion of the magnetization in the free ferromagnetic layer. The spin valve MR transducer is expected to greatly contribute to realization of a still higher recording density. Moreover, the spin valve MR transducer is also expected to exhibit an electric resistance approximately equal to a tenth part of that of a well-known tunnel junction magnetoresistive (TMR) element. Accordingly, a thermal noise can significantly be suppressed in the spin valve MR transducer as compared with the TMR element.
摘要:
A raw material for injection molding comprising a metal powder or a ceramic powder, and a binder containing at least two types of resins, obtained by coating or encapsulating the metal powder or ceramic powder particles with a resin insoluble in a predetermined solvent and having a high softening temperature, and subsequently kneading the resultant powder and a resin soluble in the solvent and having a low softening temperature.