Spin-valve heads utilizing antiferromagnetic NiO layers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 149-155

  Hamakawa, Y ^a   Hoshiya, H ^a   Kawabe, T ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Arai, R ^a   Nakamoto, K ^a   Fuyama, M ^a   Sugita, Y ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC FILMS; NICKEL ALLOYS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC NICKEL OXIDE LAYERS; BLOCKING TEMPERATURE; SPIN VALVE HEADS;

MAGNETIC HEADS;

EID: 0029732518     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.477565     Document Type: Article

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