Abstract
The magnetic properties of the soft underlayer (SUL) of perpendicular recording media affect the recording performance significantly. We visualized and quantified the distribution and magnitude of magnetic flux in the recording layer and SULs of perpendicular recording media by electron holography. Pseudo-SULs with different permeability were deposited on the slider of perpendicular recording heads. The SUL with higher permeability produced higher write magnetic flux (By as compared to the SUL with lower permeability, which results higher overwrite performance. Further, the magnitude profile of Bx in the SUL thickness direction was different for the two SULs; the magnitude of magnetic flux in SUL is related to the occurrence of adjacent track erasure.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5467556 |
Pages (from-to) | 2290-2292 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Jun |
Keywords
- Electron holography
- Perpendicular magnetic recording media
- Perpendicular magnetic recording system
- Soft underlayer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering