Heat-assisted magnetic recording head near-field transducer with a plasmonic disk

A heat-assisted magnetic recording head includes a near-field transducer (NFT). The NFT includes a near-field emitter configured to heat a surface of a magnetic disk, and a plasmonic disk. The plasmonic disk is coupled to the near-field emitter and includes rhodium or iridium.

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Hauptverfasser: Wu, Yang, Lee, Tae-Woo, Cheng, Yuhang, Seigler, Michael A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A heat-assisted magnetic recording head includes a near-field transducer (NFT). The NFT includes a near-field emitter configured to heat a surface of a magnetic disk, and a plasmonic disk. The plasmonic disk is coupled to the near-field emitter and includes rhodium or iridium.