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Magnetic thin film, magnetic thin film forming method, and recording head

US6822831B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2002
Grant dateNov 23, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S428/90
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a recording head having a magnetic pole simultaneously possessing a high saturation magnetic flux density, a high permeability and a high electric resistivity, and the magnetic pole of the recording head is a polycrystalline film comprising Fe whose content is not less than 57.5 atomic % and not more than 94.5 atomic %; one or more kinds of elements selected from the element group of Al, B, Ga, Si, Ge, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W and Rh, whose whole content is not less than 1 atomic % and not more than 15 atomic %; N whose content is not less than 0.5 atomic % and not more than 10 atomic %; and O whose content is not less than 1.5 atomic % and not more than 22.5 atomic %.

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