Tape head with element-to-element spacing and adjustment and mechanism to control the spacing

An apparatus comprising,

• a substrate;
• a closure above the substrate;
• a gap between the closure and the substrate, the gap having an array of magnetic transducers extending therealong;
• and
• wherein the gap further includes a first layer of aluminum,
• wherein the first layer is positioned between the array of magnetic transducers and the closure,
• wherein the gap comprises a second layer positioned between the array of magnetic transducers and the substrate, the second layer being primarily aluminum,
• wherein the first layer is different from the second layer.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a substrate;
• a closure above the substrate;
• a gap between the closure and the substrate, the gap having an array of magnetic transducers extending therealong;
• and
• wherein the gap further includes a first layer of a first material, wherein the first material is primarily aluminum,
• wherein a thickness of the first layer is in a range of about 0.5 microns to about 2.0 microns, wherein the first layer is a continuous layer extending along and beyond opposite ends of the array of magnetic transducers.