Magnetostrictions of CoFe sensoring layers in spin valves

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 2212-2214

  Diao, Zhitao ^a   Chen, Lifan ^a   Zhou, Min ^a   Araki, Satoru Steve ^a  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic recording spin valves head; Magnetic thin films; Magneto elasticity; Magnetostriction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRON TUBES; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOSTRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS; STRAIN; SURFACE PHENOMENA; THICKNESS CONTROL;

FILM STRAINS; MAGNETIC RECORDING/SPIN VALVES HEAD; MAGNETIC SPIN FILTER LAYERS; MANGETO-ELASTICITY;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 4444376251     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.832494     Document Type: Article

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