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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Hamid Balamane, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Joseph A. Bonetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Jordan A. Katine, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vijay P. S. Rawat, San Jose, CA (US);
Neil L. Robertson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Erhard Schreck, San Jose, CA (US);
Matteo Staffaroni, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Barry C. Stipe, San Jose, CA (US);
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus according to one embodiment includes a near field transducer comprising a conductive metal film having a main body, a notch extending from the main body, and a notch diffusion barrier layer interposed between the notch and the main body. An apparatus according to another embodiment includes a write pole, and a near field transducer adjacent the write pole. The near field transducer includes a conductive metal film having a main body, a notch extending from the main body, and a notch diffusion barrier layer interposed between the notch and the main body. The notch diffusion barrier layer includes a metal selected from a group consisting of Rh, W, Mo, Ru, Ir, Co, Ni, Pt, B, and alloys thereof. Additional systems and methods are also presented.