Exchange coupling film and magnetoresistive element
US6057049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/263
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exchange coupling film comprises a ferromagnetic film and an antiferromagnetic film laminated on the ferromagnetic film, wherein at least a portion of the antiferromagnetic film has a face-centered cubic crystal structure and the antiferromagnetic film comprises an IrMn alloy represented by the general formula of Ir.sub.x Mn.sub.100-x, wherein x stands for a value by atomic % satisfying the expression, 2.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.80.
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