Abstract:
The magnetoresistive effect element is provided with a plurality of magnetoresistive effect laminated bodies, a plurality of lower lead electrodes and upper lead electrodes that electrically connect the plurality of magnetoresistive effect laminated bodies in series, and a film that electrically connects the plurality of lower lead electrodes to each other so that none of the plurality of lower lead electrodes is electrically isolated.
Abstract:
A thin film magnetic head includes a spin valve film that includes a magnetization free layer, a magnetization pinned layer and a non-magnetic spacer layer that is disposed between the magnetization free and pinned layers, and a pair of side layers that are disposed at both sides of the spin valve film in a track width direction and at least in the vicinity of the magnetization free layer and the magnetization pinned layer. Each of the side layers has a bias magnetic field application layer that includes a soft magnetic layer and applies a bias magnetic field in the track width direction to the magnetization free layer, and a gap layer that is positioned between the spin valve film and the bias magnetic field application layer, and the side layers have compression stresses at least in the vicinity of the magnetization pinned layer.
Abstract:
A magneto-resistive effect element (MR element) has a first shield layer; a second shield layer; an inner shield layer that is positioned between the first shield layer and the second shield layer, and that makes contact with the first shield layer and faces the air bearing surface (ABS); and a multilayer film that is positioned between the first shield layer and the second shield layer. The multilayer film has a free layer; a first pinned layer; a nonmagnetic spacer layer; a second pinned layer that fixes the magnetization direction of the first pinned layer; and an antiferromagnetic layer that is exchange-coupled with the second pinned layer. The antiferromagnetic layer faces the back surface of the inner shield layer viewed from the ABS. The MR element has an insulating layer positioned between the antiferromagnetic layer and the inner shield layer.