A thorough understanding of the decomposition of perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricants is
crucial to achieve heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). In contrast to previous studies …

We show that the use of subnanometer adhesion layers significantly enhances the thermal
interface conductance at metal-dielectric interfaces. A metal-dielectric interface between Au …

One detrimental by-product of heat-assisted magnetic recording writing is the creation of
head contamination. Here, we present the current understanding of the driving forces …

In this paper, an alternative magnetic recording architecture and corresponding signal
processing schemes are presented, named interlaced magnetic recording (IMR). Tracks are …

We present measurements of thermal interface conductance as a function of metal alloy
composition. Composition spread alloy films of A ux C u 1− x and A ux P d 1− x solid …

An iterative implicit solver is implemented in LAMMPS for spin lattice dynamics simulations.
An approach to treat multibody interactions, specifically in metallic materials described by …

Heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) has the potential to deliver higher storage areal
density beyond 1 Tb/in 2. A laser is integrated in the flying read/write head to heat up the …

Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), microwave-assisted magnetic recording, and
other new technologies are being developed to boost the storage capacity of current hard …

The pressure of increasing the areal density of magnetic storage media demands the leap to
new storage technologies. Among the prime candidates, available is heat-assisted magnetic …

Enhancing light absorption in the recording media layer can improve the energy efficiency
and prolong the device lifetime in heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). In this work, we …