Magnetic head and magnetic recording and reproducing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10504544-B2
Application number	US-201816119395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2018
Priority date	Mar 1, 2018
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a reproducing portion. The reproducing portion includes first to fourth magnetic portions and a stacked body. The third magnetic portion is provided between the first and second magnetic portions. The fourth magnetic portion is provided between the first and second magnetic portions. A second direction from the third magnetic portion toward the fourth magnetic portion crosses a first direction from the first magnetic portion toward the second magnetic portion. The stacked body is provided between the first and second magnetic portions in the first direction and between the third and fourth magnetic portions in the second direction. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic portion in the first direction, and an intermediate layer provided between the first and second magnetic layers in the first direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A magnetic head, comprising a reproducing portion,
the reproducing portion including:
a first magnetic portion;
a second magnetic portion;
a third magnetic portion provided between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion;
a fourth magnetic portion provided between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion, a second direction from the third magnetic portion toward the fourth magnetic portion crossing a first direction from the first magnetic portion toward the second magnetic portion;
a stacked body provided between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion in the first direction and between the third magnetic portion and the fourth magnetic portion in the second direction;
an insulating portion provided between the fourth magnetic portion and the first magnetic portion; and
another insulating portion provided between the fourth magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion,

the stacked body including:
a first magnetic layer;
a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic portion in the first direction; and
an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in the first direction, the intermediate layer being nonmagnetic,

the third magnetic portion contacting the first magnetic portion,
the fourth magnetic portion contacting the second magnetic portion.

2. The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein
an orientation of a first magnetization of the first magnetic portion includes a reverse component of an orientation of a second magnetization of the second magnetic portion,
an orientation of a third magnetization of the third magnetic portion includes a component in the orientation of the first magnetization, and
an orientation of a fourth magnetization of the fourth magnetic portion includes a component in the orientation of the second magnetization.

3. The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein
a first magnetization of the first magnetic portion is aligned with an orientation from the third magnetic portion toward the fourth magnetic portion,
a second magnetization of the second magnetic portion is aligned with an orientation from the fourth magnetic portion toward the third magnetic portion,
a third magnetization of the third magnetic portion is aligned with the orientation from the third magnetic portion toward the fourth magnetic portion, and
a fourth magnetization of the fourth magnetic portion is aligned with the orientation from the fourth magnetic portion toward the third magnetic portion.

4. The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein
a first magnetization of the first magnetic portion is aligned with an orientation from the fourth magnetic portion toward the third magnetic portion,
a second magnetization of the second magnetic portion is aligned with an orientation from the third magnetic portion toward the fourth magnetic portion,
a third magnetization of the third magnetic portion is aligned with the orientation from the fourth magnetic portion toward the third magnetic portion, and
a fourth magnetization of the fourth magnetic portion is aligned with the orientation from the third magnetic portion toward the fourth magnetic portion.

5. The magnetic head according to claim 1 , wherein
the reproducing portion further includes a fifth magnetic portion,
the fifth magnetic portion is positioned between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion in the first direction, and
a third direction from the stacked body toward the fifth magnetic portion crosses the first direction and the second direction.

6. The magnetic head according to claim 5 , wherein a fifth magnetization of the fifth magnetic portion is aligned with the third direction.

7. The magnetic head according to claim 5 , wherein
the reproducing portion has a first surface, and
at least a portion of the stacked body is positioned between the first surface and the fifth magnetic portion in the third direction.

8. The magnetic head according to claim 1 , further comprising a first interconnect and a second interconnect,
one end of the first interconnect being electrically connected to the first magnetic layer,
one end of the second interconnect being electrically connected to the second magnetic layer,
another end of the first interconnect and another end of the second interconnect being connectable to a controller,
the controller being configured to supply a current between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.

9. The magnetic head according to claim 8 , wherein
an oscillation is generated in the stacked body when the current flows between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and
a frequency of the oscillation changes according to an orientation of a magnetization of a magnetic recording medium.

10. The magnetic head according to claim 9 , wherein information of the magnetic recording medium is reproduced using the change of the frequency of the oscillation.

11. A magnetic recording and reproducing device, comprising:
the magnetic head according to claim 1 ;
a magnetic recording medium; and
a controller,
the controller being configured to supply a current between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer,
an oscillation being generated in the stacked body when the current flows between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer,
information of the magnetic recording medium being read by detecting a change of a frequency of the oscillation corresponding to an orientation of a magnetization of the magnetic recording medium.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Yamagishi Michinaga
• Nagasawa Tazumi

Classifications

• H01F10/329

  Spin-exchange coupled multilayers wherein the magnetisation of the free layer is switched by a spin-polarised current, e.g. spin torque effect · CPC title

• G11B5/35

  having vibrating elements · CPC title

• H01F10/3286

  Spin-exchange coupled multilayers having at least one layer with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy · CPC title

• G11B5/3945 Primary

  Heads comprising more than one sensitive element · CPC title

• G11B5/3903 Primary

  using magnetic thin film layers or their effects, the films being part of integrated structures · CPC title