Magneto-resistive effect element, magnetic head, magnetic head slider, head gimbal assembly and hard disk drive apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8432645
APP PUB NO 20120196153A1
SERIAL NO

13017200

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An MR element includes a stack, being a pillar or trapezoidal stack, including first and second magnetic layers in which a relative angle formed by magnetization directions changes according to an external magnetic field, and a spacer layer that is positioned between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and that is provided with a main spacer layer that is composed of gallium oxide, zinc oxide or magnesium oxide as a primary component, wherein, one part of side surfaces of the stack forms a part of an air bearing surface; and a cover layer that covers at least another part of the side surfaces of the stack and that is composed of gallium oxide as a primary component.

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  • TDK CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chou, Tsutomu Tokyo, JP 111 1718
Koike, Hayato Tokyo, JP 19 95
Matsuzawa, Hironobu Tokyo, JP 20 204
Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Tokyo, JP 177 2436

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