In a magnetic resistance device, and a method of manufacturing the same, the magnetic resistance device includes a pinning layer, a pinned layer, a nonmagnetic layer, and a free layer stacked on one another, at least one of the pinned layer and the free layer being formed of an intermetallic compound.

 
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