High permeability flexible bulk material for magnetic micro head applications

Institute for Micro Production Technology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30823 Garbsen, Germany

Abstract

A magnetic field is generated by feeding electric current to micro coils. The higher the current, the higher the magnetic field is. A main disadvantage of coils in micro systems is the limited thermal resistance and as a result of a restriction concerning the maximum current densities. This work shows the modelling, design, numerical calculation and the initial test of a flexible write head, which not only allows the data storage on the surface but also inside of the components. Furthermore, the write head has to be flexible and able to adapt itself to the roughness of the component surface. The main goal of this paper is to increase the magnetic flux in the micro head core by partly using high permeability flexible bulk material instead of increasing the coil current or the number of the coil turns. For the approval of the data storage process a GMR sensor is used for the readout of the stored magnetization track.