Tunneling barrier material for a magnetic recording head
A tunneling magnetoresistive stack configured to operate in a current-perpendicular-to-plane mode has a plurality of layers including a barrier layer. The TMR stack has a plurality of layers including a barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer is comprised of an insulating material selected from a group consisting of HfO, HfAlO, ZrO, TiO, TaO or NdO. The TMR stack exhibits a low resistance-area (RA) product, a stable magnetoresistive (MR) ratio, a lower RA product, a higher breakdown voltage of the TMR stack and enhanced thermal stability.
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Khoung Sining Zheng Jian Janusz
Tran Mao Gao Chen Nowak