Low-resistivity 10 nm diameter magnetic sensors

Nano Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4102-4109

  Maqableh, Mazin M ^a   Huang, Xiaobo ^a   Sung, Sang Yeob ^a   Reddy, K Sai Madhukar ^a   Norby, Gregory ^a   Victora, R H ^a   Stadler, Bethanie J H ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

CPP GMR; high density hard drives; magnetic recording; magnetic sensors; read sensors; Single nanowire resistivity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL GROWTH; CPP-GMR; FACILE FABRICATION; HARD DRIVES; HIGH POWER CONSUMPTION; IN-SITU; LOW RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION SENSORS; METALLIC WIRE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RC TIME CONSTANTS; READ SENSOR; SINGLE NANOWIRES; TEMPLATED;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC RECORDING; NANOWIRES; WIRE;

MAGNETIC SENSORS;

EID: 84864642949     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: 15306992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl301610z     Document Type: Article

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