Data storage device with voltage-assisted magnetic recording (VAMR) for high density magnetic recording

A method of magnetic recording, comprising:

• applying a voltage to a magnetic recording media comprising:
• a bottom electrode layer;
• a top electrode layer;
• a ferroelectric layer between the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer;
• and,
• a recording layer over the top electrode layer, wherein the voltage is applied via the top electrode layer and the bottom electrode layer;
• and
• writing to the magnetic recording media with a recording head.

A magnetic recording media formed over a substrate, comprising:

• a bottom electrode layer;
• a top electrode layer;
• a ferroelectric layer between the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer;
• and
• a recording layer over the top electrode layer, wherein the recording layer is configured to be modulated in a low coercivity state by a voltage pulse in a first polarity to the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer, and in a high coercivity state by a voltage pulse in an opposite polarity to the bottom electrode layer and the top electrode layer.