A combined experimental and numerical study of temperature rise in GMR sensors due to self-heating

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1701-1703

  Ju, Y Sungtaek ^a   Xu, Ren ^a   Wu, Xiao ^a   Smith, Neil ^a   Fontana, Robert ^a   Lee, Wen ^a   Carey, Kashmira ^a   Ho, Michael ^a   Hsiao, David ^a   Gurney, Bruce ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant magnetoresistive (GMR) head; Numerical simulations; Self heating; Thermometry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SELF HEATING;

SENSORS;

EID: 0035385968     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.950942     Document Type: Article

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