Current-perpendicular-to-plane multilayer sensors for magnetic recording

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 3 II, 2003, Pages 1855-1858

  Seigler, Michael A ^a   Van Der Heijden, Paul A A ^a   Litvinov, Alexander E ^a   Rottmayer, Robert E ^a  

^a SEAGATE RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Current perpendicular to plane (CPP); Giant magnetoresistance (GMR); Magnetic recording; Magnetoresistance

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; HEAT SINKS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTILAYERS; SENSORS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE; MAGNETOTRANSPORT PROPERTIES; MULTILAYER SENSORS;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 0038521219     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.809859     Document Type: Article

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