This chapter contains sections titled:
Ferromagnetic Thin Films
Permanent-Magnet Materials
Induced Magnetic Anisotropy
Stress Anisotropy and Magnetostriction
Stoner-Wohlfarth Theory
Anisotropic Magnetoresistance Effect
Giant Magnetoresistance Effect
Exchange Coupling with Antiferromagnetic Films
The Basic Spin Valve
Electrical, Insulating, and Thermal Properties of Thin Films
Thermal Analysis of MR Heads
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