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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2012
Sarbeswar Sahoo, Shakopee, MN (US);
Edwin Rejda, Bloomington, MN (US);
Ibro Tabakovic, Edina, MN (US);
Steven Carl Riemer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Christopher Kautzky, Eagan, MN (US);
Sarbeswar Sahoo, Shakopee, MN (US);
Edwin Rejda, Bloomington, MN (US);
Ibro Tabakovic, Edina, MN (US);
Steven Carl Riemer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Christopher Kautzky, Eagan, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A magnetic device that includes a write pole having a write pole tip; a read pole having a read pole tip; an optical near field transducer; and a contact pad. The contact pad includes NiX, wherein X is chosen from Ru, Re, Zr, Cr, and Cu; and a is the atomic percent of the element X, and can range from about 20 to about 90. The optical near field transducer is positioned between the read pole and the write pole and the contact pad is positioned adjacent the write pole opposite the optical near field transducer.