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Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane structure magnetoresistive element having the free and/or pinned layers being made of a granular film which includes an electrically conductive magnetic material and a dielectric material

  • US 7,002,781 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2003
  • Issued: 02/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A current-perpendicular-to-the-plane structure magnetoresistive element comprising:

  • a free magnetic layer;

    a pinned magnetic layer; and

    an electrically-conductive non-magnetic intermediate layer interposed between the free and pinned magnetic layers, whereinat least one of the free and pinned magnetic layers is made of a granular film including an electrically-conductive magnetic material and a dielectric material.

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