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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
David A. Deen, Edina, MN (US);
Taras G. Pokhil, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/39 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/3909 (2013.01); G11B 5/3912 (2013.01); G11B 5/3951 (2013.01); G11B 5/6082 (2013.01); G11B 2005/3996 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lateral spin valve reader that includes a detector structure located proximate to a bearing surface and a spin injection structure located away from the bearing surface. The lateral spin valve reader also includes a channel layer extending from the detector structure to the spin injection structure. An exterior cladding, disposed around the channel layer, suppresses spin-scattering at surfaces of the channel layer.