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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2017
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bin Lu, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jan-Ulrich Thiele, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ganping Ju, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Xiaoding Ma, Fremont, CA (US);
YingGuo Peng, San Ramon, CA (US);
YinFeng Ding, Fremont, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus including a layer stack. A first granular metal layer overlies the layer stack, wherein the first granular metal layer includes first metal grains separated by voids. A first granular non-metal layer overlies the first granular metal layer, wherein the first granular non-metal layer includes first non-metal grains separated by a first segregant. A second granular non-metal layer overlies the first granular non-metal layer, wherein the second granular non-metal layer includes second non-metal grains separated by a second segregant. A second granular metal layer overlies the second granular non-metal layer, wherein the second granular metal layer includes second metal grains separated by a third segregant.