US5616370A
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Artificial multilayer and method of manufacturing the same
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1996-04-23
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Granted: 1997-04-01
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Expires: 2016-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an artificial multilayer in which ferromagnetic layers and nonmagnetic layers are alternatively laminated, wherein a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is introduced into the ferromagnetic layers in a predetermined direction, thereby controlling the gradient of the relative change of resistivity to the change of external magnetic field. The uniaxial magnetic anisotropy is introduced into the ferromagnetic layers by applying a magnetic field along the surface of ferromagnetic layers during the formation thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Shiho Okuno
- 👤 Susumu Hashimoto
- 👤 Keiichiro Yusu
- 👤 Koichiro Inomata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:08
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F10/00; H01F10/32; H01F10/324; H01F10/3268; H01F10/3281; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y25/00; B82Y40/00; H01F41/00; H01F41/14; H01F41/30; H01F41/302; H10; H10N; H10N50/00; H10N50/80; H10N50/85; G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/127; G11B5/33; G11B5/39; G11B5/3903; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9265; Y10S428/928; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/11; Y10T428/1107; Y10T428/1121; Y10T428/1129; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12632; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12806; Y10T428/12819; Y10T428/12826; Y10T428/12847; Y10T428/12854; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12889; Y10T428/12903; Y10T428/12944; Y10T428/12951; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/263; Y10T428/264; Y10T428/265
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of manufacturing a multilayer constituting a magnetoresistance device comprising the steps of: depositing ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic layers alternately on a substrate having a non-singlecrystalline surface, each of said ferromagnetic layers having a thickness between 0.5 nm and 20 nm; and introducing a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy into said ferromagnetic layers by applying a magnetic field that is parallel to the major surface of said ferromagnetic layers during the formation thereof or by annealing in a magnetic field that is parallel to the major surface of said ferromagnetic layers after the formation thereof, thus forming a multilayer structure; and coupling a means to said multilayer structure for measuring resistivity of the multilayer structure along a direction which is parallel to the layers of the multilayer structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of manufacturing a multilayer constituting a magnetoresistance device comprising the steps of: depositing ferromagnetic and nonmagnetic layers alternately on a substrate having a non-singlecrystalline surface, each of said ferromagnetic layers having a thickness between 0.5 nm and 20 nm; and introducing a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy into said ferromagnetic layers by applying a magnetic field that is parallel to the major surface of said ferromagnetic layers during the formation thereof or by annealing in a magnetic field that is parallel to the major surface of said ferromagnetic layers after the formation thereof, thus forming a multilayer structure; and coupling a means to said multilayer structure for measuring resistivity of the multilayer structure along a direction which is parallel to the layers of the multilayer structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said ferromagnetic layers consist of at least one selected from a group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, and their alloys and compounds, and said nonmagnetic layers consist of at least one selected from a group consisting of V, Cr, Cu, An, and their alloys and compounds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said ferromagnetic layers consist of a single material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said ferromagnetic layers consist of different materials.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said materials forming the ferromagnetic layers differ from each other in the magnitude of the magnetic anisotropy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein the direction of the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in a first ferromagnetic layer differs from that in a second ferromagnetic layer adjacent to said first ferromagnetic layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein the directions of the uniaxial magnetic anisotropies of the two adjacent ferromagnetic layers form an angle of 30° to 90°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of each of said nonmagnetic layers ranges between 0.5 to 20 nm, and the entire thickness of laminated layers ranges between 30 to 500 nm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is a glass substrate.
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