Micromagnetics of side shielded perpendicular magnetic recording heads

Abstract

Micromagnetic models of side shielded perpendicular magnetic recording heads show detailed magnetization configuration of the trailing and side shield during the dynamic writing process. The calculation result indicates possible origins of three kinds. The leakage field at the side shield edge, the side shield saturation, and trailing and side shield domain switching. The side shield edge and the saturation induced fields are based on the geometric boundary and they are limited to just around the side shield edge. However the shield switching field can spread to far track position from the side shield to the trailing shield, and it originates from magnetic boundary of the domains and wall formed during the dynamic writing process. As a result, it produces bump field at far track positions in some trailing and side shields.