PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD HAVING RETURN PATH LAYER AND GAP ADJUSTING LAYER
First Claim
1. A perpendicular magnetic recording head comprising:
- a main pole layer;
a return path layer; and
a coil layer, wherein the return path layer includes a gap adjusting layer and a main layer.
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Abstract
A perpendicular magnetic recording head includes a main pole layer and a return path layer that are exposed from a medium-facing surface of the recording head facing a recording medium and that face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween at the medium-facing surface. A coil layer applies a recording magnetic field to the main pole layer and the return path layer. The return path layer includes a gap adjusting layer and a main layer stacked in that order from a side facing the main pole layer. The gap adjusting layer is positioned so as to face the main pole layer and the recording medium, and is made of a magnetic material having a resistivity lower than resistivities of the main layer and the main pole layer.
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18 Claims
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1. A perpendicular magnetic recording head comprising:
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a main pole layer;
a return path layer; and
a coil layer, wherein the return path layer includes a gap adjusting layer and a main layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A perpendicular magnetic recording head comprising:
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a main pole layer exposed from a medium-facing surface of the recording head facing a recording medium;
a return path layer exposed from the medium-facing surface and facing the main pole layer with a predetermined gap therebetween at the medium-facing surface; and
a coil layer for applying a recording magnetic field to the main pole layer and the return path layer, wherein the return path layer includes a gap adjusting layer and a main layer stacked in that order from a side facing the main pole layer, and wherein the gap adjusting layer is positioned so as to face the main pole layer and the recording medium, and is made of a magnetic material having a resistivity lower than resistivities of the main layer and the main pole layer. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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