Title :
Unidirectional anisotropy in nickel-iron films by exchange coupling with antiferromagnetic films
Author :
Hempstead, R.D. ; Krongelb, S. ; Thompson, D.A.
Author_Institution :
General Products Division, San Jose, CA
fDate :
9/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new process for obtaining unidirectional anisotropy in 80:20 NiFe films is described. This process was applied to the biasing of a magnetoresistive (MR) read head and no Barkhausen noise was observed in its output.
Keywords :
Antiferromagnetic materials/devices; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic recording/reading heads; Magnetoresistive transducers; Permalloy films/devices; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Annealing; Antiferromagnetic materials; Coercive force; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic devices; Magnetic films; Magnetic materials; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1978.1059838
