Giant Magneto-Resistance Devices

This book deals with the application of giant magneto-resistance (GMR) effects to electronic devices. It will appeal to engineers and graduate students in the fields of electronic devices and materials. The main subjects are magnetic sensors with high res

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Physics and Astronomy

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SPRINGER SERIES IN SURFACE SCIENCES Series Editors: G. Ertl, R. Gomer, H. Liith and D.L. Mills This series covers the whole spectrum of surface sciences, including structure and dynamics of clean and adsorbate-covered surfaces, thin films, basic surface effects, analytical methods and also the physics and chemistry of interfaces. Written by leading researchers in the field, the books are intended primarily for researchers in academia and industry and for graduate students. 38 Progress in Transmission Electron Microscopy 1 Concepts and Techniques Editors: X.-F. Zhang, Z. Zhang 39 Progress in Transmission Electron Microscopy 2 Applications in Materials Science Editors: X.-F. Zhang, Z. Zhang 40

Giant Magneto-Resistance Devices By E. Hirota, H. Sakakima, and K. Inomata

41 The Physics of Ultra-High-Density Magnetic Recording

Editors: M.L. Plumer, J. van Ek, and D. Weller

Series homepage- http://www.springer.de/phys/books/ssss/ Volumes 1-37 are listed at the end of the book

E. Hirota H. Sakakima K. Inomata

Giant Magneto-Resistance Devices With 167 Figures

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Professor Dr. Eiichi Hirota Professor Dr. Hirosi Sakakima Advanced Technology Reserach Laboratories, Matushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 3-4 Hikaridai, Seika, Souraku, Kyoto, 619-0237, Japan E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Professor Dr. Koichiro Inomata Department of Materials Science, Tohoku University 02 Aza-aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan E-mail: [email protected]

Series Editors: Professor Dr. Gerhard Ertl Fritz-Haber-Institute der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany

Professor Robert Gomer, Ph.D. The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 5640 Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA

Professor Dr. Hans Liith Institut fiir Schicht- und Ionentechnik Forschungszentrum Jiilich GmbH, 52425 Jiilich, Germany

Professor Douglas L. Mills, Ph.D. Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717, USA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for Die Deutsche Bibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Hirota, Eiichi: Giant magneto-resistance devices I E. Hirota ; H. Sakakima ; K. Inomata. (Springer series in surface sciences ; 40) (Physics and astronomy library) ISBN 978-3-662-04777-4 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-642-07526-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-04777-4

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