A heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) medium includes a perpendicular magnetic recording layer (typically a chemically-ordered FePt alloy), a seed/thermal barrier layer (typically MgO) below the recording layer, and a heat-sink layer with anisotropic thermal conductivity below the seed/thermal barrier layer. The in-plane thermal conductivity of the heat-sink layer is greater than its out-of-plane thermal conductivity. The heat-sink layer may be selected from hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), hexagonal graphite, and the 6H polytype of hexagonal silicon carbide (6H-SiC). If the heat-sink layer is h-BN, the h-BN layer is formed on a seed layer and has its c-axis oriented out-of-plane (substantially orthogonal to the surface of the medium substrate).

A heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) medium includes a perpendicular magnetic recording layer (typically a chemically-ordered FePt alloy), a seed/thermal barrier layer (typically MgO) below the recording layer, and a heat-sink layer with anisotropic thermal conductivity below the seed/thermal barrier layer. The in-plane thermal conductivity of the heat-sink layer is greater than its out-of-plane thermal conductivity. The heat-sink layer may be selected from hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), hexagonal graphite, and the 6H polytype of hexagonal silicon carbide (6H-SiC). If the heat-sink layer is h-BN, the h-BN layer is formed on a seed layer and has its c-axis oriented out-of-plane (substantially orthogonal to the surface of the medium substrate).

The disclosure relates to a coil and an electrical system including the same. Specifically, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a coil including: main coil surfaces which are opposite each other and are substantially planar; and a multilayer film which is wound to form a plurality of loops which are substantially concentric, wherein the plurality of loops include an innermost loop including a first longitudinal direction end of the coil, and an outermost loop including a second longitudinal direction end of the coil, wherein the multilayer film includes a plurality of first electro-conductive layers which alternate with each other, and one or more second electrical insulation layers, wherein the first electro-conductive layer and the second electrical insulation layer have a width and a length which are substantially coextensive therebetween, such that the main coil surfaces, which are substantially planar, include corresponding end surfaces of the first electro-conductive layer and the second electrical insulation layer, respectively, wherein at least two first electro-conductive layers have different average thicknesses to reduce an alternating current resistance of the coil by 5%-11.3% inclusive in a frequency of at least about 148 KHz.

The disclosure relates to a coil and an electrical system including the same. Specifically, according to an embodiment of the disclosure, there is provided a coil including: main coil surfaces which are opposite each other and are substantially planar; and a multilayer film which is wound to form a plurality of loops which are substantially concentric, wherein the plurality of loops include an innermost loop including a first longitudinal direction end of the coil, and an outermost loop including a second longitudinal direction end of the coil, wherein the multilayer film includes a plurality of first electro-conductive layers which alternate with each other, and one or more second electrical insulation layers, wherein the first electro-conductive layer and the second electrical insulation layer have a width and a length which are substantially coextensive therebetween, such that the main coil surfaces, which are substantially planar, include corresponding end surfaces of the first electro-conductive layer and the second electrical insulation layer, respectively, wherein at least two first electro-conductive layers have different average thicknesses to reduce an alternating current resistance of the coil by 5%-11.3% inclusive in a frequency of at least about 148 KHz.

Apparatuses and methods of recording read heads with a multi-layer anti-ferromagnetic (AFM) layer are provided. The AFM layer has gradient Manganese (Mn) compositions. A multi-layer AFM layer comprises a plurality of sub-layers having different Mn compositions. An upper sub-layer has a higher Mn composition than an lower sub-layer. Different types of gases may be used to deposit each sub-layer and the flow of each gas may be adjusted.

An asymmetric pigment including a first Fabry-Perot structure; and a second Fabry-Perot structure; wherein the first Fabry-Perot structure and the second Fabry-Perot structure have a similar hue angle within +/45 degrees is disclosed. Other asymmetric pigments are also disclosed as well as methods of making the disclosed pigments.

An asymmetric pigment including a first Fabry-Perot structure; and a second Fabry-Perot structure; wherein the first Fabry-Perot structure and the second Fabry-Perot structure have a similar hue angle within +/45 degrees is disclosed. Other asymmetric pigments are also disclosed as well as methods of making the disclosed pigments.