Laminated carbon-containing overcoats for information storage system transducers

A head for an information storage system, the head comprising:

• a solid body having a major surface and including a plurality of adjoining solid layers, said layers including a plurality of electromagnetic transducer layers,
• a first carbon-containing layer disposed on said major surface, and
• a second carbon-containing layer disposed on said first carbon-containing layer,
• wherein said major surface has a projection and a recess, with said second carbon-containing layer being disposed on said projection and on said recess, and said first carbon-containing layer being disposed on said projection, adjoining at least one of said transducer layers and not being disposed on said recess.

A head for an information storage system, the head comprising:

• a solid body having a leading end, a trailing end and a media-facing surface, said media-facing surface having a first portion and a second portion,
• said body including an electromagnetic transducer disposed adjacent to said trailing end and adjacent to said first portion of said media-facing surface,
• a first carbon-containing layer that is disposed on said transducer in said first portion of said media-facing surface, said first carbon-containing layer not being disposed on said second portion of said media-facing surface, and
• a second carbon-containing layer that is disposed on said first carbon-containing layer and that is disposed on said second portion of said media-facing surface.