Surface and interface effects in the growth of giant magnetoresistance spin valves for ultrahigh-density data-storage applications

被引：29

作者：

Egelhoff, WF ^{[1
]}

Chen, PJ ^{[1
]}

Powell, CJ ^{[1
]}

McMichael, RD ^{[1
]}

Stiles, MD ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA

来源：

PROGRESS IN SURFACE SCIENCE | 2001年 / 67卷 / 1-8期

关键词：

hard-disk drive; giant magnetoresistance; read-heads;

D O I：

10.1016/S0079-6816(01)00036-3

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The current generation of hard-disk drives use giant magneto resistance (GMR) spin valves as the read-head because the GMR effect is currently the most sensitive way to detect magnetic fields at submicron length scales and data rates of approximate to 10(8) Hz. At present, hard-disk capacities are doubling approximately every year. To maintain this growth rate, GMR values will have to double approximately every two years. To achieve such GMR values, major progress will have to be made in controlling surface and interface effects in the growth of GMR spin valves. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

引用

页码：355 / 364

页数：10

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