SPIN-VALVE MR HEADS FOS TAPE AND DISK APPLICATIONS

被引:16
作者
TENBERGE, P
OLIVEIRA, NJ
PLASKETT, TS
LEAL, JL
BOEVE, HJ
机构
[1] INESC, 1000 Lisbon
[2] IST, 1000 Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais
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D O I
10.1109/20.490067
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Unshielded spin-valve sensors, exchange biased with TbCo (trackwidths from 2 to 80 mu m) and with NiO (2 mu m trackwidth) have been fabricated, showing a well-linearized and Barkhausen noise fi ee behaviour. The response at low. frequency of these TbCo biased sensors and the performance Of a TbCo biased head, implemented into a tape drive, is described. The results of shielded TbCo exchange biased sensors are discussed.
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页码:2603 / 2608
页数:6
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