A method and apparatus for reducing the thickness of a sensor stack in a current-perpendicular-to-plane (CPP) GMR/tunnel valve (TV) sensor is disclosed. A layer of alpha-Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 having a high coercivity is formed adjacent the active areas for pinning the bias layer.

 
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