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図5は、本発明による磁気再生ヘッドの一例のセンサ部分を示す素子高さ方向断面図である。図6はその製造方法を説明する図であり、各工程における素子高さ方向の断面を示している。
2:上部磁気シールド層
3:磁気抵抗効果膜
4:下部磁気シールド層
5:縦バイアス印加層又はサイドシールド層
6:素子高さ方向リフィル膜
7:素子高さ方向の第1のリフィル膜
8:素子高さ方向の第2のリフィル膜
31:固定層
32:絶縁障壁層
33:自由層
51:固定層
52:非磁性層
53:絶縁障壁層
54:自由層
101:トラック幅形成用のレジストマスク
111:素子高さ形成用のレジストマスク
112:媒体対向面
180:下部磁極
190:上部磁極
200:コイル
210:コイル絶縁膜
220:ギャップ
230:補助磁極
240:主磁極
250:磁気ヘッド
260:ジンバル
270:磁気記録媒体
280:ボイスコイルモータ
290:モータ
300:信号処理回路
Claims (7)
- 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を2.2at.%以上含有するコバルト酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの両方を合計で2.2at.%以上含有するコバルト酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を2.2at.%以上含有する銅酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの両方を合計で2.2at.%以上含有する銅酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を含有するルテニウム酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 請求項5記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記ルテニウム酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
- 請求項5記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記ルテニウム酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの両方を合計で2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
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