A strategy for high-density perpendicular magnetic recording with a soft underlayer is introduced. The approach is based on three concepts: 1) the nonzero magnetic susceptibility of the recording layer, 2) the use of intergranular exchange to partially cancel magnetostatic effects; and 3) a novel head architecture. Micromagnetic simulations involving recording head, soft underlayer, and recording layer are employed to specify a particularly advantageous design. It is shown that the expected density approaches 1 Tbit/in{sup}2.
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