Method to increase CCP-CPP GMR output by thermoelectric cooling

摘要

The problem of increasing the output signal from a CCP-CPP GMR device without having it overheat has been overcome by placing materials that have different thermoelectric potentials on opposing sides of the spacer layer. Heat from the hot junction is removed at the substrate, which acts as a heat sink, resulting in a net local cooling of the confined current spacer layer, enabling it to operate at both higher input voltage increased reliability.