IP Library Granted Patent US 12,205,620
Granted Patent B2
US 12,205,620 · App. 18/228,523 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Dynamic DC field compensator for MAMR recording head

Inventors: Alexander Goncharov (Morgan Hill, CA); Muhammad Asif Bashir (San Jose, CA); Yunfei Ding (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
G11B5/3133G11B5/3143G11B2005/0024
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Patent No.
US 12,205,620
App. No.
18/228,523
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to a magnetic recording system comprising a magnetic recording head. The magnetic recording head comprises a main pole, a shield, and a spintronic device disposed between the main pole and the shield. The spintronic device comprises a field generation layer (FGL) spaced a distance of about 2 nm to about 3 nm from the main pole, a first spacer layer disposed on the FGL, a spin torque layer (STL) disposed on the first spacer layer, a second spacer layer disposed on the STL, and a negative polarization layer (NPL) disposed between the second spacer layer and the shield. The spintronic device has a length of about 17 nm to about 21. During operation, the STL has a magnetization precession of about 16 degrees to about 170 degrees, and the FGL has a magnetization precession of about 60 degrees to about 70 degrees.

Claims (57)

1. A magnetic recording head comprising;

a main pole;

a shield; and

a spintronic device disposed between the main pole and the shield, the spintronic device comprising:

a field generation layer (FGL) spaced a distance of about 2 nm to about 3 nm from the main pole;

a first spacer layer disposed in contact with the FGL;

a spin torque layer (STL) disposed in contact with the first spacer layer;

a negative polarization layer (NPL) disposed between the STL and the shield, the NPL comprising a negative polarization material; and

a first notch disposed between and in contact with the NPL and the shield, wherein the NPL comprises FeCr, and wherein the first notch comprises CoFe.

2. The magnetic recording head of claim 1 , wherein the spintronic device has a length of about 17 nm to about 21 nm.

3. The magnetic recording head of claim 1 , wherein the spintronic device further comprises a second spacer layer disposed between and in contact with the STL and the NPL.

4. The magnetic recording head of claim 1 , wherein the spintronic device further comprises:

a second notch disposed on the main pole; and

a third spacer layer disposed in contact with the second notch and the FGL.

5. A magnetic recording system comprising the magnetic recording head of claim 1 .

6. The magnetic recording system of claim 5 , wherein during operation, the magnetic recording system is configured to apply a current to the magnetic recording head such that electrons flow from the shield, through the spintronic device, to the main pole, and wherein the STL is configured to apply torque to the FGL and to provide a direct current assist to enhance a recording field during operation.

7. A magnetic recording head comprising;

a main pole;

a shield; and

a spintronic device disposed between the main pole and the shield, the spintronic device comprising:

a field generation layer (FGL) spaced a distance of about 2 nm to about 3 nm from the main pole;

a first spacer layer disposed in contact with the FGL;

a spin torque layer (STL) disposed in contact with the first spacer layer; and

a negative polarization layer (NPL) disposed between the STL and the shield, the NPL comprising a negative polarization material, wherein the spintronic device further comprises a second spacer layer disposed between and in contact with the STL and the NPL, and wherein the second spacer layer comprises a first sublayer disposed in contact with the STL and a second sublayer disposed in contact with the NPL.

8. A magnetic recording head, comprising:

a main pole;

a shield disposed adjacent to the main pole; and

a spintronic device disposed between the main pole and the shield, the spintronic device comprising:

a first spacer layer disposed adjacent to the main pole;

a field generation layer (FGL) disposed on the first spacer layer;

a second spacer layer disposed on the FGL;

a spin torque layer (STL) disposed on the second spacer layer;

a third spacer layer disposed on the STL;

a negative polarization layer (NPL) disposed between the third spacer layer and the shield, the NPL comprising FeCr, wherein the spintronic device has a length of about 17 nm to about 21 nm,

a first notch disposed between and in contact with the main pole and the first spacer layer, the first notch comprising a high moment magnetic material; and

a second notch disposed between and in contact with the NPL and the shield, the second notch comprising a magnetic material.

9. The magnetic recording head of claim 8 , wherein the third spacer layer comprises Cu, Ru, or a combination of one or more of Cu, Ru, and Cr.

10. The magnetic recording head of claim 8 , wherein the third spacer layer comprises a first sublayer and a second sublayer.

11. The magnetic recording head of claim 8 , wherein the first spacer layer has a thickness of about 2 nm to about 3 nm.

12. A magnetic recording system comprising the magnetic recording head of claim 8 .

13. The magnetic recording system of claim 12 , wherein the magnetic recording system is configured to apply a current to the magnetic recording head such that electrons flow from the shield, through the spintronic device, to the main pole.

14. The magnetic recording system of claim 13 , wherein the STL is configured to apply torque to the FGL and to provide a direct current assist enhance a recording field during operation.

15. A magnetic recording head, comprising:

a main pole;

a shield disposed adjacent to the main pole; and

a spintronic device disposed between the main pole and the shield, the spintronic device comprising:

a first spacer layer disposed adjacent to the main pole;

a field generation layer (FGL) disposed on the first spacer layer;

a second spacer layer disposed on the FGL;

a spin torque layer (STL) disposed on the second spacer layer;

a third spacer layer disposed on the STL, wherein the third spacer layer comprises a first sublayer and a second sublayer; and

a negative polarization layer (NPL) disposed between the third spacer layer and the shield, the NPL comprising FeCr, wherein the spintronic device has a length of about 17 nm to about 21 nm.

16. The magnetic recording head of claim 15 , wherein the third spacer layer comprises Cu, Ru, or a combination of one or more of Cu, Ru, and Cr.

17. The magnetic recording head of claim 15 , wherein the first spacer layer has a thickness of about 2 nm to about 3 nm.

18. A magnetic recording system comprising the magnetic recording head of claim 15 .

19. The magnetic recording system of claim 18 , wherein the magnetic recording system is configured to apply a current to the magnetic recording head such that electrons flow from the shield, through the spintronic device, to the main pole.

20. The magnetic recording system of claim 19 , wherein the STL is configured to apply torque to the FGL and to provide a direct current assist enhance a recording field during operation.

Assignments (3)
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT- A&R Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 065656/0649 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT - DDTL Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 065657/0158 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: GONCHAROV, ALEXANDER; ASIF BASHIR, MUHAMMAD; DING, YUNFEI
To: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 065426/0603 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63454171 · Mar 23, 2023
Related Publication 20240321296A1 · Sep 26, 2024
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