Magnetic tunnel effect type magnetic head having a magnetic tunnel junction element, and recorder/player
US7057860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2005/3996
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a magnetic tunnel effect type magnetic head 20 having a magnetic tunnel junction element 26 sandwiched with conductive gap layers 25 and 27 between a pair of magnetic shielding layers 24 and 28, the conductive gap layers 25 and 27 are formed from at least one nonmagnetic metal layer containing a metal element selected from Ta, Ti, Cr, W, Mo, V, Nb and Zr. Therefore, the magnetic head 20 can have an improved face opposite to a magnetic recording medium.
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