Title :
Thermal engineering of giant magnetoresistive (GMR) sensors: alternative dielectric gap
Author :
Ju, Y. Sungtaek ; Lee, Wen Y. ; Cyrille, Marie-Claire ; Fontana, Robert E. ; Gurney, Bruce A.
Author_Institution :
IBM Almaden Res. Center, San Jose, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Alternative dielectric-gap materials with high-thermal conductivities can alleviate the self-heating problem in giant magnetoresistive (GMR) sensors. Theoretical considerations help identify promising materials with high-thermal conductivities, which compare favorably with the experimental data from test structures.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; giant magnetoresistance; magnetic sensors; magnetoresistive devices; thermal conductivity; dielectric gap material; giant magnetoresistive sensor; self-heating; thermal conductivity; thermal engineering; Dielectrics; Electric resistance; Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic materials; Magnetic sensors; Temperature sensors; Thermal conductivity; Thermal engineering; Thermal resistance; Thermal sensors;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2002.802682
