Magnetic Force Microscopy Observation of Perpendicular Recording Head Remanence

Almost all previous studies on a thermal-induced pole-tip protrusion (PTP) were mainly focused on the extension of the main pole which in turn affects the flying height of magnetic recording heads and the hard-disk drive reliability. None was reported the PTP effect on a variation of write filed profiles that is directly related to the track width of the magnetic data. In this work, a method to characterize the magnetic field distribution of perpendicular recording heads with a protrusion in a pole-tip region was proposed and implemented. A magnetic head under test was biased with two current sources, one for the write coil and the other for the heater. The write field was then observed by magnetic force microscopy (MFM). MFM images were post-processed in order to investigate the field profiles. Two models of magnetic write heads having different heater designs were employed as test samples. We observed the variations in the area of the write field for the write heads having the protrusion of the pole tip, while the magnitude of the field intensity was almost constant.

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Magnetic force microscopy characterization of write field profiles of magnetic recording heads having a pole-tip protrusion

Phuagprapun

Saengkaew

Cheowanish

et al. 2020

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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Fields From a Magnetized Conical Shell and Quantitative Magnetic Force Microscopy

Wood¹,

Smith²

2022

IEEE Trans. Magn.

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Magnetic Force Microscopy Observation of Perpendicular Recording Head Remanence

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Magnetic force microscopy characterization of write field profiles of magnetic recording heads having a pole-tip protrusion

Magnetic force microscopy characterization of write field profiles of magnetic recording heads having a pole-tip protrusion

Fields From a Magnetized Conical Shell and Quantitative Magnetic Force Microscopy

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