Magnetoresistive head with antiferromagnetic sublayers interposed between first and second spin-valve units to exchange bias inner magnetic films thereof
US5576915A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/3996
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetoresistive head includes an antiferromagnetic portion interposed between first and second spin-valve units. Sense current supply directions through the first and second spin-valve units are perpendicular to a head facing surface of a magnetic recording medium. The first spin-valve unit is formed of a first inner magnetic film, a first outer magnetic film and a nonmagnetic film interposed between and in direct physical contact with the first inner magnetic film and the first outer magnetic film. The second spin-valve unit is formed of a second inner magnetic film, a second outer magnetic film and a nonmagnetic film interposed between and in direct physical contact with the second inner magnetic film and the second outer magnetic film. The antiferromagnetic portion is formed of a first antiferromagnetic sublayer and a second antiferromagnetic sublayer laminated on the first antiferromagnetic sublayer. The first antiferromagnetic sublayer is in contact with the first inner magnetic film to apply a first exchange bias magnetic field to the first inner magnetic film in a direction perpendicular to the head facing surface of the magnetic recording medium. The second antiferromagn…
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