Patent ID: 8329320

Claim:
A laminated magnetic film formed on a top surface of a substrate, comprising: (a) a plurality of (B/M) stacks each comprised of an alignment layer (B) that consists of NiCr or consists of a NiFe alloy with Hf, Ta, Zr, Nb, Mg, Mo, or V for controlling the grain growth and magnetic moment direction in an overlying magnetic layer, and a magnetic layer (M) having a higher moment than said alignment layer and wherein the stacks are aligned in a single column perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate and each of the plurality of (B/M) stacks has a bottom surface and a top surface; (b) one or more amorphous material layers (A) made of CoFeB, CoB, or FeB formed between the top surface of a (B/M) stack and a bottom surface of an overlying (B/M) stack such that none of the (B/M) stacks contact each other; and (c) a cap layer formed on the top surface of an uppermost (B/M) stack to give a configuration represented by [(B/M)/A] n /(B/M)/cap where n is an integer.