Title :
Narrow track width CPP spin-valve GMR heads utilizing half-metallicity materials
Author :
Saito, M. ; Hasegawa, N. ; Ide, Y. ; Yamashita, T. ; Hayakawa, Y. ; Nishiyama, Y. ; Ishizone, M. ; Yanagi, S. ; Honda, K. ; Ishibashi, N. ; Aoki, D. ; Kawanami, H. ; Nishimura, K. ; Takahashi, A. ; Takahashi, Asami
Author_Institution :
Magnetic Devices Div., ALPS Electr. Co. Ltd., Niigata, Japan
Abstract :
Current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) spin-valve GMR heads using full Heusler alloys were fabricated and the potentiality of the full Heusler alloys for application estimated.
Keywords :
alloys; giant magnetoresistance; magnetic heads; spin valves; Heusler alloys; half-metallicity materials; narrow track width CPP spin-valve GMR heads; narrow track width current-perpendicular-to-plane spin-valve GMR heads; Electrical resistance measurement; Giant magnetoresistance; Insulation life; Magnetic devices; Magnetic heads; Magnetic materials; Polarization; Signal to noise ratio; Testing; Tunneling magnetoresistance;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2005. INTERMAG Asia 2005. Digests of the IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9009-1
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2005.1464038
