Magnetoresistive head with enhanced exchange bias field

摘要

A magnetoresistive (MR) read transducer in which a layered structure comprising an MR layer, an antiferromagnetic material in direct contact with the MR layer and a thin layer of interdiffusion material in contact with the layer of antiferromagnetic material is subjected to a heating process to a temperature within a chosen temperature for a chosen time to form a magnetic interface between the antiferromagnetic material the MR layer. The magnetic interface produces a high level of exchange bias with the MR layer.