Abstract:
A thin film magnetic head comprises a lower magnetic member and an upper magnetic film which constitute a magnetic circuit having a magnetic gap at a predetermined location, and a conductor film forming a coil which intersects the magnetic circuit. At least the upper magnetic film has a magnetostriction constant which is not greater than 6.times.10.sup.-7 in the absolute value.
Abstract:
A magnetic storage system according to one embodiment includes a magnetic head having a removable organic coating thereon in an amount sufficient for reducing exposure of the head to oxidation promoting materials. The system also includes an applicator in a drive in which the magnetic head resides, the applicator being configured to apply the organic coating directly to the magnetic head without contacting the magnetic head. At least one guide is configured to create a spacing between the magnetic head and the guide, wherein the spacing is sufficient to insert the applicator into the spacing.
Abstract:
A product according to one embodiment includes a tape having an applicator portion for applying an organic coating to a magnetic head; the organic coating on the applicator portion of the tape; and a lubricant on a data portion of the tape. The lubricant has a different composition than the organic coating. A method for protecting a magnetic head according to one embodiment includes applying an organic coating to a magnetic head using the foregoing product.
Abstract:
The present disclosure generally relates to the structure of a perpendicular magnetic write head for use in a magnetic disk drive. A shingled-microwave-assisted magnetic recording head for use in a high-areal-density hard disk drive comprises a trailing shield, a flare-shaped main pole, one or more side shields, a spin torque oscillator, and two asymmetric side gaps, where one side gap has a smaller width than the other side gap. The spin torque oscillator shares a first continuous edge with the main pole on a side adjacent the side gap having the smaller width and shares a second continuous edge adjacent a media facing surface. The angle of the spin torque oscillator and the main pole formed by the media facing surface and the narrow side gap is greater than about 90°.
Abstract:
A recording head comprising a write pole and a coil structure asymmetric with respect to the write pole and configured to generate more magnetic flux on a trailing side of the main pole than the magnetic flux on a front side of the main pole.
Abstract:
A PMR writer is disclosed that minimizes pole erasure during non-writing and maximize write field during writing through an AFM-FM phase change material that is in an antiferromagnetic (AFM) state during non-writing and switches to a ferromagnetic (FM) state by heating during writing. The main pole layer including the write pole may be comprised of a laminated structure having a plurality of “n” ferromagnetic layers and “n−1” AFM-FM phase change material layers arranged in an alternating manner. The AFM-FM phase change material is preferably a FeRh, FeRhPt, FeRhPd, or FeRhIr and may also be used as a flux gate to prevent yoke flux from leaking into the write pole tip. Heating for the AFM to FM transition is provided by write coils and/or a coil located near the AFM-FM phase change material to enable faster transition times.
Abstract:
A magnetic head for perpendicular recording having reduced side writing and erasing is disclosed. The writer portion of the magnetic head includes a main pole and a return pole. The main pole includes a multilayer main pole tip and a multilayer yoke. The layers of the main pole tip and the yoke are antiferromagnetically coupled to each other with a non-magnetic metal. Antiferromagnetic coupling between the layers of the main pole tip and the yoke dramatically reduces fringing flux emanated from the sides of the main pole intending to close through an upper portion of the return pole. A biasing antiferromagnetic layer is coupled to the upper portion of the return pole to bias the return pole parallel to the air bearing surface. This prevents or reduces the effect of domain wall formation in the return pole, which results in further reduction in side writing and erasing.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a perpendicular recording head for a hard disk drive. The perpendicular recording head includes a yoke that has a plurality of grooves essentially perpendicular to a magnetic flux that flows in a vertical direction relative to the yoke. The perpendicular grooves inhibit residual magnetism in the vertical direction and enhance yoke domain stability
Abstract:
A PMR write head has a stitched shield formation which results in a strong perpendicular write field with sharp vertical gradients. The shape of the stitched shield is determined by two design parameters, d=½(WSWSLE−WMPTE), and TSWS, where WSWSLE is the width of the leading edge of the stitched shield in the ABS plane, WMPTE is the width of the trailing edge of the main magnetic pole in the ABS plane and TSWS is the thickness of the stitched shield. By a proper choice of these parameters, the write field of the head is sharply limited in the cross-track direction, so that adjacent track erasures are eliminated.
Abstract translation:PMR写头具有缝合的屏蔽结构,其形成具有尖锐垂直梯度的强垂直写入场。 缝合屏蔽的形状由两个设计参数d =½(W> SWSLE-> W> MP MP TE TE TE TE SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB SUB and and and and and and and and) W SHSLE SUB>是ABS平面中缝合屏蔽的前缘的宽度,W> MPTE SUB>是ABS平面中主磁极的后缘的宽度 而T SWS SUB>是缝合屏蔽的厚度。 通过这些参数的适当选择,头部的写入场在交叉轨道方向上被大大限制,从而消除了相邻的轨迹擦除。
Abstract:
A horizontal combined head is provided which has both a thin film write and an MR read element located at an air bearing surface (ABS). The read element can be formed with a track width that is independent of the track width of the write element. The MR sensor or the read element is separated from one of the first and second pole pieces of the write element by an insulation layer. Accordingly, the shields for the read element remain more stable after a write operation. In one embodiment of the present invention a single stripe MR sensor is employed while in a second embodiment a dual stripe MR sensor is employed. A method of the invention includes forming the dual MR stripe in a single process step so that the dual MR stripes of the dual MR sensor are near identical for implementing near absolute common mode rejection of noise.