JP4622953B2 - 磁気抵抗効果素子の製造方法及び薄膜磁気ヘッドの製造方法 - Google Patents
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11 下地絶縁層
12 下部電極層
13 TMR積層体
14、17、45 絶縁層
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16 非磁性中間層
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22 書込みコイル層
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24 補助磁極層
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40 下部金属層用の膜
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- 積層面と垂直方向に電流が流れる磁気抵抗効果素子の製造方法であって、下部電極層上に磁気抵抗効果積層体を形成し、該磁気抵抗効果積層体の形成に使用したマスクを介して磁区制御用バイアス層用の膜を成膜した後、該マスクをリフトオフすることによって該形成した磁気抵抗効果積層体のトラック幅方向の両側に配置されており六方最密構造を少なくとも一部に含む磁区制御用バイアス層を形成し、該磁区制御用バイアス層上に体心立方格子構造を有する、Cr若しくはCrTi合金又はCr若しくはCrTi合金を主成分とする金属によって第1の金属層を形成し、該形成した第1の金属層及び前記磁気抵抗効果積層体を連続して覆うようにそれらの上に体心立方格子構造を有する、Cr若しくはCrTi合金又はCr若しくはCrTi合金を主成分とする金属によって第2の金属層を積層し、該第2の金属層上に上部電極層を積層することを特徴とする磁気抵抗効果素子の製造方法。
- 積層面と垂直方向に電流が流れる磁気抵抗効果素子の製造方法であって、下部電極層上に磁気抵抗効果積層体を形成し、該磁気抵抗効果積層体の形成に使用したマスクを介して磁区制御用バイアス層用の膜を成膜した後、該マスクをリフトオフすることによって該形成した磁気抵抗効果積層体のトラック幅方向の両側に配置されており六方最密構造を少なくとも一部に含む磁区制御用バイアス層を形成し、該磁区制御用バイアス層上に体心立方格子構造を有する、Cr若しくはCrTi合金又はCr若しくはCrTi合金を主成分とする金属によって第1の金属層を形成し、該形成した第1の金属層及び前記磁気抵抗効果積層体の表面の平坦化を行うことにより該第1の金属層の少なくとも一部を除去し、該平坦化した表面上に該第1の金属層又は前記磁区制御用バイアス層と前記磁気抵抗効果積層体とを連続して覆うように体心立方格子構造を有する、Cr若しくはCrTi合金又はCr若しくはCrTi合金を主成分とする金属によって第2の金属層を積層し、該第2の金属層上に上部電極層を積層することを特徴とする磁気抵抗効果素子の製造方法。
- 前記第1の金属層及び前記第2の金属層を、体心立方格子構造を有する同一の材料で形成することを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の製造方法。
- 前記下部電極層の上及び前記磁気抵抗効果積層体の側面に絶縁層を積層し、該絶縁層上に体心立方格子構造を有する材料によって下地層を積層し、前記磁区制御用バイアス層を該下地層上に積層することを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記下地層、前記第1の金属層及び前記第2の金属層を、体心立方格子構造を有する同一の材料で形成することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の製造方法。
- 前記下部電極層上に磁気抵抗効果多層膜を成膜し、該成膜した磁気抵抗効果多層膜上に形成したマスクを介してミリングすることによって、前記磁気抵抗効果積層体を形成することを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記六方最密構造を少なくとも一部に含む材料が、Coを主に含む合金であることを特徴とする請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記磁気抵抗効果多層膜として、トンネル磁気抵抗効果多層膜又は垂直方向電流通過型巨大磁気抵抗効果多層膜を形成することを特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法。
- 請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の製造方法を用いて読出し磁気ヘッド素子を作製することを特徴とする薄膜磁気ヘッドの製造方法。
- 読出しヘッド素子を作製した後、主磁極層、絶縁ギャップ層、書込みコイル層、書込みコイル絶縁層及び補助磁極層を含む書込みヘッド素子を作製する請求項9に記載の製造方法であって、前記書込みヘッド素子を作製する工程において、前記書込みコイル絶縁層を熱硬化するために、所定温度以上の高温アニール処理を行うことを特徴とする製造方法。
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