Spin-valve structure and method for making spin-valve structures
US6721141B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1193
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns in a first aspect a spin-valve structure having a first and a second free ferromagnetic layer and a spacer layer positioned between the first and second free ferromagnetic layer, and wherein the first free ferromagnetic layer is positioned on a substrate. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first free ferromagnetic layer is in direct contact with the surface of the substrate.
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