DEVICES INCLUDING A NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCER (NFT) INCLUDING PEG AND DISC FROM DIFFERENT MATERIALS

摘要

Devices that have an air bearing surface (ABS), the device includes a near field transducer (NFT) that includes a disc configured to convert photons incident thereon into plasmons; and a peg configured to couple plasmons coupled from the disc into an adjacent magnetic storage medium, wherein the disc includes a disc material that includes gold or an alloy thereof and the peg includes a peg material, wherein the disc material is different from the peg material and wherein the peg material has a real part of the permittivity that is not greater than that of gold.

主权项

1. A device having an air bearing surface (ABS), the device comprising:
a near field transducer (NFT) comprising:
a disc configured to convert photons incident thereon into plasmons; anda peg configured to couple plasmons coupled from the disc into an adjacent magnetic storage medium,wherein the disc comprises a disc material comprising gold or a gold alloy and the peg comprises a peg material, wherein the disc material is different from the peg material and wherein the peg material has a real part of the permittivity that is not greater than that of gold.