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Abstract
【解決手段】下部磁気シールド層4、上部磁気シールド層2、下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜3、磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含む磁気ヘッドにおいて、磁気抵抗効果膜は、固定層51、非磁性層52、酸化物層からなる絶縁障壁層53、自由層54がこの順番で成膜され、酸化物層にチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を含有する。
【選択図】図5
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図5は、本発明による磁気再生ヘッドの一例のセンサ部分を示す素子高さ方向断面図である。図6はその製造方法を説明する図であり、各工程における素子高さ方向の断面を示している。
2:上部磁気シールド層
3:磁気抵抗効果膜
4:下部磁気シールド層
5:縦バイアス印加層又はサイドシールド層
6:素子高さ方向リフィル膜
7:素子高さ方向の第1のリフィル膜
8:素子高さ方向の第2のリフィル膜
31:固定層
32:絶縁障壁層
33:自由層
51:固定層
52:非磁性層
53:絶縁障壁層
54:自由層
101:トラック幅形成用のレジストマスク
111:素子高さ形成用のレジストマスク
112:媒体対向面
180:下部磁極
190:上部磁極
200:コイル
210:コイル絶縁膜
220:ギャップ
230:補助磁極
240:主磁極
250:磁気ヘッド
260:ジンバル
270:磁気記録媒体
280:ボイスコイルモータ
290:モータ
300:信号処理回路
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- 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を含有するコバルト酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 請求項1記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記コバルト酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
- 請求項1記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記コバルト酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの両方を合計で2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
- 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を含有する銅酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 請求項4記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記銅酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
- 請求項4記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記銅酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの両方を合計で2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
- 下部磁気シールド層と、
上部磁気シールド層と、
前記下部磁気シールド層と上部磁気シールド層の間に形成された磁気抵抗効果膜と、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜の膜厚方向に電流を流す手段とを含み、
前記磁気抵抗効果膜は固定層、非磁性層、絶縁障壁層、自由層がこの順番で成膜された磁気抵抗効果膜であり、前記絶縁障壁層がチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を含有するルテニウム酸化膜であることを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。 - 請求項7記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記ルテニウム酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの少なくとも一方を2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
- 請求項7記載の磁気ヘッドにおいて、前記ルテニウム酸化膜はチタンとニッケルの両方を合計で2.2at.%以上含有することを特徴とする磁気ヘッド。
- 磁気記録媒体と、
前記磁気記憶媒体を記録方向に駆動する駆動部と、
記録部と再生部を備えたヘッドと、
前記ヘッドを前記磁気記憶媒体に対して相対運動させる手段と、
前記ヘッドへの信号入力と前記ヘッドからの出力信号の再生処理を行うための記録再生処理手段を備え、
前記再生部としては請求項1から請求項9のいずれかに記載の磁気ヘッドを有することを特徴とする磁気記憶装置。
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