CPP-type
giant magnetoresistance elements,
magnetic components and magnetic devices can exhibit
giant magnetoresistance effects through spin-related currents in the vertical direction of the film surface, wherein the CPP-type
giant magnetoresistance elements (10, 20, 50) have antiferromagnetic
layers (9), laminated structure of ferromagnetic fixed layer (11, 11A), non-magnetic conductive layer (12) and ferromagnetic free layer (13, 13A), the first
magnetic layer of ferromagnetic free layer (13, 13A) (14, 14A) and the second
magnetic layer (16, 16A) are magnetically antiparallel coupled through a magnetic coupler (15, 15A), and the
magnetization (17, 17') of the first
magnetic layer (14, 14A) is connected to the first magnetic layer (14, 14A). 2 Magnetizations (18, 18A) of the magnetic
layers (16, 16A) are different in magnitude. Up-
spinning electrons (5) and down-
spinning electrons (6) are spin-dependently scattered according to the
magnetization directions of the ferromagnetic pinned layer (11, 11A) and the ferromagnetic free layer (13, 13A), and the CPP-GMR passes through the
conduction channel (1 , 2, 3, 4) and increase. In addition, in the CPP type giant
magnetoresistance element (30) with ferromagnetic pinned layer (11), nonmagnetic conductive layer (12) and ferromagnetic free layer (13A), between ferromagnetic pinned layer (11) and nonmagnetic Between the conductive
layers (12) and / or on the surface of the ferromagnetic free layer (13A), a layer (21) formed of one or not less than two of
ruthenium,
iridium,
rhodium,
rhenium, and
chromium is provided.