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HYPERLINK "http://www.ssec.honeywell.com/magnetic/datasheets/an211.pdf,March"www.ssec.honeywell.com/magnetic/datasheets/an211.pdf,March 20,2007 、"磁気位置センサの応用"Honeywell Application Note-AN211
RB =R+dR・{1−cos(θ)}/2 −(2)
RC =R+dR・{1−cos(π/4+θ)}/2 −(3)
ここに、Rは、フリー層およびピンドリファレンス層の磁化方向が平行であるときの抵抗値、dRは、フリー層およびピンドリファレンス層の磁化方向が反平行に変化したときの抵抗値の変化量、θは、リファレンス軸(X)と印加磁界による磁気モーメントとがなす角度をそれぞれ表している。
(RC +RA )/2−RB =dR・[cos(θ)−{cos(π/4−θ)+cos(π/4+θ)}/2]/2=dR(1−√2/2)/2・cos(θ)−(5)
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- 磁気リファレンス層(サブAP1層)、非磁気スペース層、磁気ピンド層(サブAP2層)および反強磁性(AFM)層を含むシンセティックAFM構造を有すると共に、矩形状を有する複数の非平行MR素子の各リファレンス層におけるピンド磁化方向を同時に設定するMR素子の磁化方法であって、
各サブAP1層の厚みを対応するサブAP2層よりも薄くし、
前記複数のMR素子を、サブAP2層の磁化方向を磁場方向に向けるのに十分な方向と大きさを有する磁場中に配置し、
そののち、前記磁場の大きさを零になるまで減少させることにより、全てのサブAP2層の磁化方向を長手方向の形状異方性方向へ回転させ、全てのサブAP1層の磁化方向を、より厚いサブAP2層との反平行カップリングによって、前記サブAP2層とは反対方向に回転させ、それにより形状異方性によって長手方向に沿ったノン−ゼロネット磁気モーメントを有するシンセティックAFM構造を形成し、
前記磁場の大きさが零になったときに、前記MR素子を熱処理し、それによって各サブAP1層の磁化方向を当該MR素子の長手方向に沿うように固定する
ことを特徴とするMR素子の磁化方法。 - 前記MR素子のAFM層を、PtMn,NiMn,PtPdMnおよびCrPtMnからなる群から選択された材料により形成する請求項1に記載のMR素子の磁化方法。
- 前記サブAP1層の厚さを100〜300nmとする請求項1に記載のMR素子の磁化方法。
- 前記サブAP2層の厚さを200〜500nmとする請求項1に記載のMR素子の磁化方法。
- 前記ノン−ゼロネット磁気モーメントを少なくとも厚さ2nmのNiFe層のそれと同じ大きさとする請求項1に記載のMR素子の磁化方法。
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