FePd thin films as a replacement for FePt thin films as the hard bias magnet in the read head for hard disk drives

The purpose of the research was commercial in that it was carried out to ascertain if the more expensive FePt thin film could be replaced by the more cost effective FePd thin film as the hard biasing magnet in the read head of a hard disk drive. Magnetron sputtering was used to deposit the thin film...

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Main Author: Egan, Patrick W.
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.676287