The design concept of microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) using the flux control (FC) effect has been proposed as a technology for hard disk drives (HDDs). In this type of MAMR, the magnetization of an in-gap device (FC device) is reversed against the gap field by spin-transfer torque, enhancing the amplitude and gradient of the recording field. In this paper, we study the magnetization dynamics of an FC device fabricated in the write gap of an HDD write head. The operation of the FC device is analyzed by measuring the temporal resistance change in the sub-nanosecond region. Reversal of the FC device becomes faster as the bias current is increased and can be completed by 0.5 ns after the transition of the write current. The experimental results are reproduced by micromagnetic simulations using a head model, confirming that the simulations correctly describe the magnetization dynamics of the actual device. The simulations show that the recording field gain by the FC device appears with little delay after the rise of the recording field and that the FC device operates effectively even at a fast write rate of approximately 3 Gbit/s. Furthermore, we demonstrate the effectiveness of boosting the bias current, which can realize both fast and reliable operation of the FC device. These results indicate that the FC device operates as designed and that MAMR using the FC effect is promising for extending the recording density of HDDs.
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14 March 2021
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March 09 2021
Magnetization dynamics of a flux control device fabricated in the write gap of a hard-disk-drive write head for high-density recording
Hirofumi Suto
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Hirofumi Suto
a)
1
Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
, Kawasaki, 212-8582, Japan
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Masayuki Takagishi;
Masayuki Takagishi
1
Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
, Kawasaki, 212-8582, Japan
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Naoyuki Narita;
Naoyuki Narita
1
Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
, Kawasaki, 212-8582, Japan
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Hitoshi Iwasaki;
Hitoshi Iwasaki
1
Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
, Kawasaki, 212-8582, Japan
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Tazumi Nagasawa;
Tazumi Nagasawa
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Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
, Kawasaki, 212-8582, Japan
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Gaku Koizumi;
Gaku Koizumi
2
Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage Corporation
, Yokohama, 235-8522, Japan
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Akihiko Takeo;
Akihiko Takeo
2
Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage Corporation
, Yokohama, 235-8522, Japan
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Tomoyuki Maeda
Tomoyuki Maeda
1
Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
, Kawasaki, 212-8582, Japan
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Hirofumi Suto
1,a)
Masayuki Takagishi
1
Naoyuki Narita
1
Hitoshi Iwasaki
1
Tazumi Nagasawa
1
Gaku Koizumi
2
Akihiko Takeo
2
Tomoyuki Maeda
1
1
Corporate Research and Development Center, Toshiba Corporation
, Kawasaki, 212-8582, Japan
2
Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage Corporation
, Yokohama, 235-8522, Japan
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J. Appl. Phys. 129, 103901 (2021)
Article history
Received:
December 24 2020
Accepted:
February 02 2021
Citation
Hirofumi Suto, Masayuki Takagishi, Naoyuki Narita, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Tazumi Nagasawa, Gaku Koizumi, Akihiko Takeo, Tomoyuki Maeda; Magnetization dynamics of a flux control device fabricated in the write gap of a hard-disk-drive write head for high-density recording. J. Appl. Phys. 14 March 2021; 129 (10): 103901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0041561
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