Stability of GMR heads biased utilizing patterned exchange tabs

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Chen, Yingjian ^a   Hiner, Craig ^a  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCHANGE STRENGTH; GOLDEN FIELD ANNEALING; MAGNETIC BIAS; THERMAL ANNEALING;

ANNEALING; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; CORROSION RESISTANCE; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; ION BEAM ASSISTED DEPOSITION; MAGNETIC RECORDING; OPTIMIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MAGNETIC HEADS;

EID: 20944450001     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1850404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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