Wd Media, LLC

George M Chapline

Antony Ajan

Kumar Srinivasan

A heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) medium includes a substrate, a split heat-sink structure (SHSS) and a magnetic recording layer. The SHSS includes a first heat-sink layer disposed on the substrate, a heat-sink break layer (HSBL) disposed on the first heat-sink layer, and a second heat-sink layer disposed on the HSBL. The magnetic recording layer is disposed on the SHSS. The SHSS is configured to enable use of a reduced operating current of the laser while maintaining about the same write performance properties as a thermal barrier layer, heat-assisted magnetic recording (TBLHAMR) medium that includes a thermal barrier layer (TBL) and a heat-sink layer that is greater than about 20% thicker than the thickness of the SHSS. A HAMR data storage device that incorporates the HAMR medium within a HAMR disk, and a method for making the HAMR medium are also described.

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George M Chapline