Near-field transducer dielectric wrap for reducing heat
An apparatus comprises a write pole, a waveguide core, and a near-field transducer (NFT) positioned between the write pole and the waveguide core. The NFT comprises a heatsink portion, an enlarged portion, and a peg comprising a refractory metal and extending from the enlarged portion toward a media-facing surface. A first surface of the peg is substantially coplanar with a first surface of the enlarged portion and the first surface of the enlarged portion shares an interface with the heatsink portion. A first dielectric layer is positioned between the peg and the write pole, and a first adhesion layer is positioned between the peg and the first dielectric layer. In addition, a second dielectric layer is disposed on an entire surface of the NFT opposing the media-facing surface, and a second adhesion layer is positioned between the NFT and the second dielectric layer.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a write pole;
a waveguide core;
a near-field transducer (NFT) positioned between the write pole and the waveguide core, the NFT comprising a heatsink portion, an enlarged portion, and a peg comprising a refractory metal and extending from the enlarged portion toward a media-facing surface, wherein a first surface of the peg is substantially coplanar with a first surface of the enlarged portion and the first surface of the enlarged portion shares an interface with the heatsink portion;
a first dielectric layer positioned between the peg and the write pole;
a first adhesion layer positioned between the peg and the first dielectric layer;
a second dielectric layer disposed on an entire surface of the NFT opposing the media-facing surface; and
a second adhesion layer positioned between the NFT and the second dielectric layer.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first dielectric layer has a refractive index less than 1.5.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first and second dielectric layers have a refractive index less than 1.5.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the dielectric layers comprises SiO 2 .
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first and second dielectric layers comprise SiO 2 .
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a third dielectric layer positioned between the NFT and the waveguide core.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the third dielectric layer has a thickness of about 10 to 60 nm.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first, second, and third dielectric layers comprise the same material.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the NFT comprises a sunken disc.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the peg comprises rhodium.
11. An apparatus, comprising:
a write pole;
a waveguide core;
a near-field transducer (NFT) positioned between the write pole and the waveguide core, the NFT comprising a heatsink portion, an enlarged portion, and a peg comprising a refractory metal and extending from the enlarged portion toward a media-facing surface, wherein a first surface of the peg is substantially coplanar with a first surface of the enlarged portion and the first surface of the enlarged portion shares an interface with the heatsink portion;
a first dielectric layer positioned between the NFT and the write pole; and
a second dielectric layer positioned between the waveguide core and the enlarged portion and peg of the NFT, wherein at least the second dielectric layer has a refractive index less than 1.5.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first and second dielectric layers have a refractive index less than 1.5.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first and second dielectric layers comprise SiO 2 .
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the second dielectric layer has a thickness of about 10 to 60 nm.
15. An apparatus, comprising:
a write pole;
a waveguide core;
a near-field transducer (NFT) positioned between the write pole and the waveguide core, the NFT comprising a heatsink portion, an enlarged portion, and a peg comprising a refractory metal and extending from the enlarged portion toward a media-facing surface, wherein a first surface of the peg is substantially coplanar with a first surface of the enlarged portion and the first surface of the enlarged portion shares an interface with the heatsink portion;
a first dielectric layer positioned between the peg and the write pole; and
a second dielectric layer positioned between the NFT and the waveguide core, wherein the second dielectric layer comprises a bi-layer structure having a first dielectric material proximate the peg and a second dielectric material proximate the waveguide core, wherein at least the first dielectric material has a refractive index less than 1.5.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first dielectric layer comprises the first dielectric material.
17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material are different.
18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the NFT comprises a sunken disc and the second dielectric material is positioned between the sunken disc and the waveguide core.
19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the peg comprises rhodium.
20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the first dielectric material is SiO 2 and the second dielectric material is alumina.