bit-aspect ratio (BAR);
effective write field;
finite-element model (FEM);
micromagnetic model;
neighborhood induced transition shift (NITS);
perpendicular recording;
side shields;
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR);
soft underlayer (SUL);
Tb/in(2);
thermal erase width;
transition jitter;
transition shift;
writability;
write width;
D O I:
10.1109/TMAG.2003.821163
中图分类号:
TM [电工技术];
TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号:
0808 ;
0809 ;
摘要:
We have revisited the considerations of perpendicular recording at 1 Tb/in(2). We have extensively modeled head designs with the down-track shield (DS) and head designs with the down-track and side shields (DS-SS). The side shields are needed to reduce the thermal erase width, however, there is a substantial reduction in effective write field for the DS-SS heads compared to the DS heads. This reduction in effective write field defines an upper limit for the anisotropy of the medium that can be written. As a consequence, it is hard to simultaneously achieve writability and the thermal stability requirement for 1 Tb/in(2).