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Patent No.:

US 6934131 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2005

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2003
Applicants:

Ming Mao, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Adrian J. Devasahayam, Woodmere, NY (US);

Jacques C. S. Kools, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Chih-ling Lee, Rochester, NY (US);

Chih-ching HU, Rochester, NY (US);

Patricia L. Cox, Rochester, NY (US);

Inventors:

Ming Mao, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Adrian J. Devasahayam, Woodmere, NY (US);

Jacques C. S. Kools, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Chih-Ling Lee, Rochester, NY (US);

Chih-Ching Hu, Rochester, NY (US);

Patricia L. Cox, Rochester, NY (US);

Assignee:

Veeco Instruments, Inc., Woodbury, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B005/39 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A thermally stable spin valve sensor having an increased GMR ratio by virtue of an AP pinned layer structure in which the first and second pinned layers are separated by an AP coupling layer having a nano-oxide layer formed as an oxidized surface portion of the AP coupling layer. The nano-oxide layer provides an increase in the specular scattering, and in turn, an increase in the GMR ratio.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mao, Ming. (2005). Spin valve with thermally stable pinned layer structure having ruthenium oxide specular reflecting layer (U.S. Patent No. 6934131). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6934131

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