Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a magnetoresistive effect element includes forming a laminated structure on a substrate, the laminated structure including a first magnetic layer having a variable magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer having an invariable magnetization direction, and a non-magnetic layer between the first and second magnetic layers, forming a first mask layer having a predetermined plane shape on the laminated structure, and processing the laminated structure based on the first mask layer by using an ion beam whose solid angle in a center of the substrate is 10° or more.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a magnetoresistive effect element includes forming a laminated structure on a substrate, the laminated structure including a first magnetic layer having a variable magnetization direction, a second magnetic layer having an invariable magnetization direction, and a non-magnetic layer between the first and second magnetic layers, forming a first mask layer having a predetermined plane shape on the laminated structure, and processing the laminated structure based on the first mask layer by using an ion beam whose solid angle in a center of the substrate is 10° or more.