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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerardo A. Bertero, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael Alex, Fremont, CA (US);
Christopher B. Wolf, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric J. Champion, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 11/00 (2006.01); G11B 5/64 (2006.01); G11B 5/00 (2006.01); G11B 20/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/64 (2013.01); G11B 5/00 (2013.01); G11B 20/10481 (2013.01); G11B 2005/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) disk used in energy assisted magnetic recording drives is described. The PMR disk includes a substrate, a magnetic recording layer disposed above the substrate, an exchange coupling layer disposed above the magnetic recording layer, and a capping layer disposed above the exchange coupling layer. The capping layer has a Curie temperature greater than the Curie temperature of the magnetic recording layer.