Plasmonic devices, made of apertures or antennas, have played significant roles in
advancing the fields of optics and opto-electronics by offering subwavelength manipulation …

An apparatus including a near field transducer positioned adjacent to an air bearing surface,
the near field transducer comprising silver (Ag) and at least one other element or compound; …

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Devices that include a near field transducer (NFT), the NFT having a disc and a peg, and the
peg having five Surfaces thereof, and at least one adhesion layer positioned on at least one …

(57) ABSTRACT A near-field transducer includes a substrate that defines a substrate-
parallel plane. The near-field transducer also includes a composite layer deposited on the …

An apparatus including a near field transducer positioned adjacent to an air bearing
Surface, the near field transducer including an electrically conductive nitride; a first magnetic …

A device including a magnetic structure having a substrate adjacent surface and a second,
opposing surface and including a NFT that includes gold or an alloy thereof, and is …

An apparatus that includes a near field transducer, the near field transducer including silver
(Ag) and at least one other element or compound, wherein the at least one other element or …

(57) ABSTRACT A near-field transducer includes a substrate that defines a substrate-
parallel plane. The near-field transducer also includes a composite layer deposited on the …

Devices that include a near field transducer (NFT); a gas barrier layer positioned on at least
a portion of the NFT, and a wear resistance layer positioned on at least a portion of the gas …