Spin-valve heads using CrMnPt antiferromagnetic films

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 677-682

  Hamakawa, Y ^a   Komuro, M ^a   Watanabe, K ^a   Hoshiya, H ^a   Okada, T ^a   Nakamoto, K ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Fuyama, M ^a   Fukui, H ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiferromagnetic; Crmnpt; Electrostatic discharge; Irmn; Spin valve

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001668470     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.750627     Document Type: Article

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