Abstract:
A magnetic head includes a main magnetic pole used to apply a recording signal magnetic field to a magnetic recording medium and also includes a microwave line through which a microwave alternating current is transferred. The microwave line is connected to the main magnetic pole. The entire end surface of the main magnetic pole is positioned closer to air bearing surface than a connection portion at which the microwave line and main magnetic pole are mutually connected. Therefore, microwave assisted magnetic recording is possible without deteriorating the recording signal magnetic field.
Abstract:
A magnetic domain wall moving element includes a magnetic recording layer which extends in a first direction and includes a ferromagnetic material, and a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer which are separately connected to the magnetic recording layer, the first conductive layer includes a ferromagnetic first layer in contact with the magnetic recording layer, the first layer includes a mixing layer at an interface with the magnetic recording layer, a ferromagnetic material and a dissimilar metal are mixed in the mixing layer, and the dissimilar metal is a metal different from each of the ferromagnetic material that mainly constitutes the first layer and the ferromagnetic material that mainly constitutes the magnetic recording layer.
Abstract:
A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus includes a magnetic recording medium including a recording layer in which at least two magnetic layers are layered on a non-magnetic substrate; and a magnetic head including a main magnetic pole for applying a recording magnetic field in a direction substantially perpendicular to a recording face of the magnetic recording medium and a microwave generating element that generates a microwave magnetic field. The relationship between a thickness Ts of a magnetic layer having a lowest magnetic anisotropy energy among the at least two magnetic layers composing the recording layer of the magnetic recording medium, and a thickness Tt of the recording layer is Ts/Tt≦0.2. The microwave generating element applies the microwave magnetic field having a width broader than the width of the recording magnetic field generated by the main magnetic pole of the magnetic head to the magnetic recording medium.
Abstract:
A domain wall moving type magnetic recording element includes: a domain wall moving layer in which first layers containing a rare earth metal and second layers containing a transition metal are alternately stacked in a first direction; and a first electrode and a second electrode which face the domain wall moving layer and are arranged to be away from each other. The domain wall moving layer has SOT suppression parts which are positioned in one of interfaces between the first layers and the second layers and contain a non-magnetic metal. The SOT suppression parts are locally distributed at the interface.