Spin-valve MR Heads for Tape and Disk Applications

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2603-2608

  ten Berge, P ^a   Oliveira, N J ^a   Plaskett, T S ^a   Leal, J L ^a   Boeve, H J ^a   Albuquerque, G ^a   Ferreira, J ^a   Morais, A R ^a   Sousa, A T ^a,b   Rodrigues, L ^a   Freitas, P P ^a,b  

^a INESC   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; FABRICATION; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; MAGNETIC TAPE; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; SENSORS; TERBIUM ALLOYS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BARKHAUSEN NOISE; EXCHANGE BIASING; FERROMAGNETIC COUPLING FIELD; SPIN VALVE MAGNETORESISTIVE HEADS; TRACK WIDTHS; UNSHIELDED SPIN VALVE HEADS;

MAGNETIC HEADS;

EID: 0029405939     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.490067     Document Type: Article

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