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Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021

Filed:

May. 26, 2020
Applicant:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Zheng Gao, San Jose, CA (US);

Susumu Okamura, Fujisawa, JP;

James Mac Freitag, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/235 (2006.01); G11B 5/127 (2006.01); G11B 5/31 (2006.01); G11B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/235 (2013.01); G11B 5/1278 (2013.01); G11B 5/314 (2013.01); G11B 5/315 (2013.01); G11B 5/3146 (2013.01); G11B 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to spin torque oscillator (STO) and methods, such as spin torque oscillators used in write heads of magnetic media drives. The STO includes a seed layer, a spin polarization layer (SPL), a spacer layer, a field generation layer (FGL), a capping layer. An insertion layer is disposed within the STO. The insertion layer increases the negative Hk. The insertion layer may be located between the FGL and the capping layer, as well as between the FGL and the spacer layer. For a reverse STO, the insertion layer may be disposed between the FGL and the seed layer, as well as between the FGL and the spacer layer.


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