Magnetic recording head and magnetic recording apparatus

• US 8,400,734 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2011
• Issued: 03/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamada, Kenichiro, Iwasaki, Hitoshi, Akiyama, Junichi, Takagishi, Masayuki, Funayama, Tomomi, Takashita, Masahiro, Murakami, Shuichi, Kai, Tadashi, Shimizu, Mariko
• Primary Examiner(s): Klimowicz, Will J
• Application Number:
  US13/214,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20110300409A1
• Time in Patent Office: 578 Days
• Field of Search: 360/125.3, 360/125.31, 360/128
• US Class Current: 360/125.3
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/30 code related G01S19/246 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/36 relating to the receiver frond end
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1186 with head pole component

Abstract

An example magnetic recording head includes: a main magnetic pole; a laminated body; and a pair of electrodes. The laminated body includes a first magnetic layer having a coercivity lower than magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole, a second magnetic layer having a coercivity lower than the magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole, and an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The pair of electrodes is operable to pass a current through the laminated body.

Claims

1. A magnetic writing head comprising:

a main magnetic pole;

a coil to generate an ampere magnetic field to magnetize the main magnetic pole to cause the magnetized main magnetic pole to generate a magnetic field; and

a laminated body including;

a first magnetic layer having a coercivity lower than the magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole;

a second magnetic layer having a coercivity lower than the magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole;

a third magnetic layer having an easy magnetization axis that is in-plane of the third magnetic layer; and

an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer,

wherein the second magnetic layer is provided between the third magnetic layer and the first magnetic layer.

2. The magnetic writing head according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of electrodes operable to pass a current through the laminated body.

3. The magnetic writing head according to claim 2, wherein one of the pair of electrodes which is nearer to the third magnetic layer than the other of the electrodes comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir and Pt.

4. The magnetic writing head according to claim 2, wherein one of the pair of electrodes which is nearer to the first magnetic layer than the other of the electrodes comprises at least one element selected from a group of consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir and Pt.

5. The magnetic writing head according to claim 1, further comprising:

an electrode operable to pass a current through the laminated body, the laminated body being disposed between the electrode and the main magnetic pole.

6. The magnetic writing head according to claim 5, wherein the electrode comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, and Pt.

7. A magnetic writing head comprising:

a main magnetic pole;

a coil to generate an ampere magnetic field to magnetize the main magnetic pole to cause the magnetized main magnetic pole to generate a magnetic field; and

a laminated body including;

a first magnetic layer having a coercitivity lower than the magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole;

a second magnetic layer having a coecivity lower than the magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole; and

a third magnetic layer having a coercivity lower than the magnetic field applied by the main magnetic pole,

wherein the first magnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the third magnetic layer.

8. The magnetic writing head according to claim 7, wherein the third magnetic layer comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, W, Re, Os, Ir, Sm, Eu, Tb, Gd, Dy, Ho, Rh and Pd.

9. The magnetic writing head according to claim 7, further including:

a fourth magnetic layer, having a easy magnetization axis that is in-plane of the fourth magnetic layer,

wherein the third magnetic layer is provided between the fourth magnetic layer and the first magnetic layer.

10. The magnetic writing head according to claim 7, wherein the third magnetic layer includes a fourth magnetic layer and a fifth magnetic layer laminated on the fourth magnetic layer, and the saturation magnetic flux density of the fifth magnetic layer is higher than the saturation magnetic flux density of the fourth magnetic layer.

11. The magnetic writing head according to claim 7, further comprising a pair of electrodes operable to pass a current through the laminated body.

12. The magnetic writing head according to claim 11, wherein one of the pair of electrodes which is nearer to the third magnetic layer than the other of the electrodes comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir and Pt.

13. The magnetic writing head according to claim 11, wherein one of the pair of electrodes which is nearer to the second magnetic layer than the other of the electrodes comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir and Pt.

14. The magnetic writing head according to claim 7, further comprising:

an electrode operable to pass a current through the laminated body, the laminated body being disposed between the electrode and the main magnetic pole.

15. The magnetic writing head according to claim 14, wherein the electrode comprises at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, and Pt.