Dual current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistive sensors for magnetic recording heads with reduced sensitivity to spin-torque-induced noise

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Childress, J R ^a   Carey, M J ^a   Kiselev, S I ^a   Katine, J A ^a   Maat, S ^a   Smith, N ^a  

^a HITACHI AMERICA LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSORS; PARASITIC RESISTANCE; SPECTRAL DENSITY; SPIN VALVE;

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC RECORDING; SENSORS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 33646750968     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2165930     Document Type: Article

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