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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Saori Kashiwada, Yokohama, JP;
Yuichi Ohsawa, Yokohama, JP;
Daisuke Saida, Shinagawa, JP;
Chikayoshi Kamata, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazutaka Ikegami, Kawasaki, JP;
Megumi Yakabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroaki Maekawa, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A magnetoresistive element according to an embodiment includes: a multilayer structure including a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer disposed above the first magnetic layer, and a nonmagnetic layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer; a conductor disposed above the second magnetic layer, and including a lower face, an upper face opposing to the lower face, and a side face that is different from the lower face and the upper face, an area of the lower face of the conductor being smaller than an area of the upper face of the conductor, and smaller than an area of an upper face of the second magnetic layer; and a carbon-containing layer disposed on the side face of the conductor.