Vol. 5, No. 1 February 2005 Contents

Effect of Head Structure on Recording Resolution in Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
W-X. Xia, T. Yamada, K. Tani, J. Numazawa, H. Aoi, H. Muraoka, and Y. Nakamura……1

Inverse TMR Effect in a Granular Fe3O4/CrO2 System near the Percolation Threshold
Y. Kimishima, T. Sasaki, M. Uehara, and Y. Satoh……5

Magnetic Nanostructures Fabricated through Nanosphere Lithography
C. C. Yu, Y. D. Yao, S. C. Chou, and Y. Liou……9

Tunnel Magnetoresistance of Junctions with Twisted Magnetization
G. Kimura, T. Ohsawa, H. Itoh, and J. Inoue……13

Magnetic Domain Observations of FePt and CoPt Particles Fabricated by IBICVD
Q. Xu, Y. Kageyama, and T. Suzuki……18

Effect of Additives and Underlayers on the Soft Magnetic Properties of High-Bs FeCo Films
K. Shintaku, and S. Watanabe……22

Relationship between Magnetic Properties and External Stresses during in situ Tensile Testing
T. Liu, H. Kikuchi, K. Ara, Y. Kamada, and S. Takahashi……35

Eddy-Current Model and Detection in a Thick Stainless Steel Plate
H. Tian, S. Yamada, M. Iwahara, H. Tooyama, and K. Miya……39

Cable-Free Magnetic Micro-actuator Capable of Movement in a Thin Pipe
H. Yaguchi, and S. Sasaki……43