Optimizing thermal annealing between 700K and 900K stabilizes exchange coupling strength in ultrathin films for spin valve applications.
A tunneling magnetoresistive element with a free magnetic layer containing a nonmagnetic metal sublayer between soft magnetic layers.
Patterned magnetic films enable magnetically directed self-assembly of electronic components, preventing agglomeration and reducing manufacturing costs.
A CPP-GMR device uses a work function control layer to manage electron concentration at the junction between nonmagnetic metal and semiconductor layers.
Ion beam etching creates asymmetric nanorings that stabilize vortex states, resolving the contradiction between high areal density and magnetic reliability.
Surface wax domains and high-permittivity inorganic fine particles enable low-temperature fixing while preventing non-image soiling.
Ferromagnetic Group III-V semiconductor heterojunctions increase magnetoresistance and current density in single devices.
Segmenting the pinned layer into inner and outer regions with a nonmagnetic intermediate layer stabilizes magnetization direction while narrowing the read gap.