Patent ID: 8547667

Claim:
A magnetic transducer comprising: a seed layer, the seed layer having a first template including a first template dimension and a first texture, the first template dimension depending upon the first texture and a first lattice parameter of the seed layer; at least one adjustment layer on the seed layer, the at least one adjustment layer having a second template including a second template dimension and a second texture, the second template dimension depending upon the second texture and a second lattice parameter of the adjustment layer, wherein the at least one adjustment layer consists of a material selected from Ru, Co, Cr, Mo, and V, the at least one adjustment layer having a thickness not more than three monolayers; and a hard bias structure on the at least one adjustment layer, the hard bias structure having a third template including a third template dimension and a third texture, the second template being between the first template and the third template such that the second template dimension is between the first template dimension and the second template dimension.