Title:
MAGNETORESISTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/030114
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A magnetoresistive device utilizing the TMR effect has an improved heat resistance and a weakened Neel effect. The magnetoresistive device comprises a first ferromagnetic layer made of a ferromagnetic material, a nonmagnetic insulative tunnel barrier layer deposited on the first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer made of a ferromagnetic material and deposited the tunnel barrier layer, and an antiferromagnetic layer made of an antiferromagnetic material. The second ferromagnetic layer is arranged between the tunnel barrier layer and the antiferromagnetic layer. A perpendicular extending vertically from an arbitrary point on the surface of the second ferromagnetic layer passes through at least two of the crystal grains which constitute the second ferromagnetic layer.
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Inventors:
SHIMURA KEN-ICHI (JP)
KAMIJO ATSUSHI (JP)
FUKUMOTO YOSHIYUKI (JP)
MORI KAORU (JP)
KAMIJO ATSUSHI (JP)
FUKUMOTO YOSHIYUKI (JP)
MORI KAORU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2003/011955
Publication Date:
April 08, 2004
Filing Date:
September 19, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NEC CORP (JP)
SHIMURA KEN-ICHI (JP)
KAMIJO ATSUSHI (JP)
FUKUMOTO YOSHIYUKI (JP)
MORI KAORU (JP)
SHIMURA KEN-ICHI (JP)
KAMIJO ATSUSHI (JP)
FUKUMOTO YOSHIYUKI (JP)
MORI KAORU (JP)
International Classes:
H01F10/12; H01F10/30; H01F10/32; G11B5/39; H01F41/18; H01F41/20; H01L43/08; H01L43/12; (IPC1-7): H01L43/08; H01L27/105; G11B5/39
Foreign References:
JP2001345493A | 2001-12-14 | |||
US20020030950A1 | 2002-03-14 | |||
JPH0923031A | 1997-01-21 | |||
JPH05235435A | 1993-09-10 | |||
US20020008016A1 | 2002-01-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kudoh, Minoru (6F 24-10, Minamiooi 6-chom, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo, JP)
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