Permalloy/Sendust metal-in-gap head

By first depositing a thin films of Permalloy on a recording head no pseudogaps occur. At the gap the relative wear is slight, due to the presence of the Sendust. The gap cladding has minimal residual stress to avoid a decrease of head efficiency due to induced stress in the ferrite. The SiO/sub 2//Mo/Au gap is prepared by low-temperature thermodiffusion. This results in a magnetically sharp gap with a reproducible length. With this Permalloy/Sendust metal-in-gap head, a high-density recording head for in-contact recording has been realized.>