Antiferromagnetic and hard-magnetic stabilization schemes for magnetoresistive sensors

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 5 PART 1, 1996, Pages 3443-3445

  Lin Tsann, ^a   Gormanf, Grace L ^a   Tsangf, Ching ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; COBALT ALLOYS; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETORESISTANCE; NICKEL ALLOYS; PERFORMANCE; STABILITY;

COBALT PLATINUM CHROMIUM ALLOYS; HARD MAGNETIC STABILIZATION; MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICES; NICKEL MANGANESE ALLOYS; SENSOR READWIDTH; SENSOR SENSITIVITY;

SENSORS;

EID: 0030244911     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.538651     Document Type: Article

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