JP4359566B2 - 薄膜磁気ヘッド - Google Patents
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2 下部ギャップ層
3 シード層
4 反強磁性層
5 ピンド層(固定磁性層)
6 導電層(非磁性材料層)
7 フリー層
8 保護層
9 下地層
10 磁区制御層
11 強磁性層
11A 磁化増強層(FexCo100-x合金)
11B 軟磁性材料層
12 反強磁性層
20 電極層
100 デュアルスピンバルブ膜
101 下部シールド層(下部電極層兼用)
103 シード層
104A 下部反強磁性層
104B 上部反強磁性層
105A 下部ピンド層(下部固定磁性層)
105B 上部ピンド層(上部固定磁性層)
106A 下部導電層(下部非磁性材料層)
106B 上部導電層(上部非磁性材料層)
107 フリー層(フリー磁性層)
108 保護層
109 下地層
110 磁区制御層
111 強磁性層
111A 磁化増強層
111B 軟磁性材料層
112 反強磁性層
113 保護層
114 絶縁層
115 上部シールド層(上部電極層兼用)
Claims (5)
- 巨大磁気抵抗効果を発揮するスピンバルブ膜のトラック幅方向の両側に、強磁性層と反強磁性層を積層してなる磁区制御層を備えた薄膜磁気ヘッドにおいて、
前記強磁性層は、前記反強磁性層と直に接する第1の磁性層と、該第1の磁性層の直下位置に設けた第2の磁性層との2層構造で形成され、
前記反強磁性層は、IrMn合金により形成され、
前記第1の磁性層は、Fe x Co 100-x 合金(20at%≦x≦50at%)により形成され、
前記第2の磁性層は、Ni−Fe系合金、又は、Fe y Co 100-y 合金(0at%≦y≦20at%)により形成されていることを特徴とする薄膜磁気ヘッド。 - 請求項1記載の薄膜磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記軟磁性材料層の直下に、Ta、NiFeCr、及びNiCrのうち1種または2種以上により形成された下地層を備えた薄膜磁気ヘッド。
- 請求項2記載の薄膜磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記下地層と前記スピンバルブ膜との間に、絶縁層が介在している薄膜磁気ヘッド。
- 請求項1〜3の何れか一項記載の薄膜磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記反強磁性層は、IrzMn100-z合金(zはat%で2at%≦z≦80at%)で形成されている薄膜磁気ヘッド。
- 請求項1〜3の何れか一項記載の薄膜磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記反強磁性層は、IrzMn100-z合金(zはat%で10at%≦z≦30at%)で形成されている薄膜磁気ヘッド。
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