Magneto-resistive read sensor with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 707-712

  Ding, Yunfei ^a,b   Judy, Jack H ^a   Wang, Jian Ping ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Grandis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic domains; Magnetic heads; Magnetic noise; Magnetic sensor; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIZATION; MULTILAYERS; SENSORS;

MAGNETIC ALLOYS; MAGNETIC NOISE; MAGNETIC SENSOR; PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPHY;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 14544295307     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.839069     Document Type: Article

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