Devices including a near field transducer (NFT) including peg and disc from different materials

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9865283
APP PUB NO 20160351210A1
SERIAL NO

15166765

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Devices that have an air bearing surface (ABS), the device includes a near field transducer (NFT) that includes a disc configured to convert photons incident thereon into plasmons; and a peg configured to couple plasmons coupled from the disc into an adjacent magnetic storage medium, wherein the disc includes a disc material that includes gold or an alloy thereof and the peg includes a peg material, wherein the disc material is different from the peg material and wherein the peg material has a real part of the permittivity that is not greater than that of gold.

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC10200 S DE ANZA BLVD CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blaber, Martin Plymouth, US 18 165
Brons, Justin Savage, US 18 144
Cheng, Yuhang Edina, US 65 678
Duda, John C Bloomington, US 7 66
Kautzky, Michael C Eagan, US 81 1055
Seigler, Michael A Eden Prairie, US 39 407
Zhao, Tong Eden Prairie, US 226 3549

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