Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Head – Hall effect
Patent
1996-09-13
1997-09-09
Evans, Jefferson
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Head
Hall effect
G11B 539
Patent
active
056662483
ABSTRACT:
A self-biasing magnetoresistive (MR) spin valve sensor is provided which does not require an antiferromagnetic layer for orienting magnetizations. A non-magnetic electrically-conducting spacer layer is sandwiched between ferromagnetic free and pinned layers. First and second leads are connected to the spin valve sensor for conducting a sense current therethrough. Because of a magnetic coupling between the free and pinned layers, there are ferromagnetic coupling fields H.sub.FC in the free and pinned layers which are parallel with respect to one another and are directed in a first direction when the sense current is conducted. When the sense current is conducted there is also a stray demagnetization field H.sub.DEMAG which is induced into the free layer from the pinned layer. A first flux guide is magnetically coupled to first edges of the layers at the ABS and a second flux guide is magnetically coupled to second edges of the free layer recessed from the ABS so that the effect of the demagnetization field H.sub.DEMAG on the free layer is at least minimized and preferably zero. The sense current is directed through the spin valve sensor so that the sense current field from the pinned layer balances the ferromagnetic coupling on the free layer and the sense current field from the free layer adds to the ferromagnetic coupling on the pinned layer. Accordingly, the magnetic moment of the free layer is free to rotate as influenced by field signals from the rotating magnetic disk and the magnetic moment of the pinned layer is pinned in a pre-selected direction perpendicular to the ABS.
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Evans Jefferson
International Business Machines - Corporation
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