公开(公告)号：US20110205862A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US13033010

申请日：2011-02-23

Applicant: Tetsuya KANBE ,  Atsushi HASHIMOTO ,  Takayuki FUKUSHIMA

Inventor： Tetsuya KANBE ,  Atsushi HASHIMOTO ,  Takayuki FUKUSHIMA

IPC: G11B13/04 ,  G11B5/62

CPC classification number: G11B5/65 ,  G11B5/7325 ,  G11B2005/0021

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermally assisted magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, a plurality of underlayers formed on the substrate, and a magnetic layer which is formed on the underlayers and predominantly comprised of an alloy having a L10 structure, characterized in that at least one of the underlayers is predominantly comprised of MgO and comprises at least one kind of a metal element having a melting point of at least 2,000° C., such as Nb, Mo, Ru, Ta or W. The thermally assisted magnetic recording medium has magnetic crystal grains having uniform size in the magnetic layer, and has a narrow switching field distribution (SFD), and a magnetic recording storage provided with the thermally assisted magnetic recording medium exhibits a high SN ratio.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种热辅助磁记录介质，其包括基板，形成在基板上的多个底层，以及形成在底层上的主要由具有L10结构的合金组成的磁性层，其特征在于，至少一个 底层主要由MgO组成，并且包括至少一种熔点至少为2000℃的金属元素，例如Nb，Mo，Ru，Ta或W.该热辅助磁记录介质具有磁性晶粒 在磁性层中具有均匀的尺寸，并且具有窄的开关场分布（SFD），并且设置有热辅助磁记录介质的磁记录存储体呈现高SN比。

公开(公告)号：US07267894B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-11

申请号：US10656746

申请日：2003-09-04

Applicant: Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Tatsuya Hinoue ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Hidekazu Kashiwase ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki

Inventor： Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Tatsuya Hinoue ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Hidekazu Kashiwase ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki

IPC: G11B5/66 ,  G11B5/70

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/656 ,  G11B5/66

Abstract: A magnetic recording apparatus including a drive unit to drive the magnetic recording medium, a compound-type magnetic head, a means to move the magnetic head relative to the magnetic recording medium, and a means to process recording and retrieving signals generated by the magnetic head. The magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic layer formed thereon with three underlayers interposed inbetween. The magnetic layer is composed of a plurality of layers of Co-based alloy of hexagonal close-packed structure which are antiferromagnetically coupled to one another through a non-magnetic intermediate layer, said three underlayers including an amorphous alloy layer, a Ta layer, and a Cr-based alloy layer of body-centered cubic structure.

Abstract translation: 一种磁记录装置，包括驱动磁记录介质的驱动单元，复合型磁头，磁头相对于磁记录介质移动的装置，以及处理由磁头产生的信号的记录和检索装置 。 磁记录介质包括非磁性基底和形成在其上的三层底层之间的磁性层。 磁性层由多层通过非磁性中间层反铁磁耦合的六方密堆积结构的Co基合金层构成，所述三个底层包括非晶合金层，Ta层和 体心立方结构的Cr基合金层。

公开(公告)号：US07056604B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-06

申请号：US10452723

申请日：2003-06-03

Applicant: Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Akira Ishikawa ,  Ichiro Tamai ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Yuzuru Hosoe ,  Kiwamu Tanahashi ,  Yoshibumi Matsuda ,  Hiroyuki Kataoka ,  Toshinori Ono ,  Shinji Fukaya ,  Kazuhiro Ura ,  Naoto Endo ,  Tomoo Yamamoto

Inventor： Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Akira Ishikawa ,  Ichiro Tamai ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Yuzuru Hosoe ,  Kiwamu Tanahashi ,  Yoshibumi Matsuda ,  Hiroyuki Kataoka ,  Toshinori Ono ,  Shinji Fukaya ,  Kazuhiro Ura ,  Naoto Endo ,  Tomoo Yamamoto

IPC: G11B5/66 ,  G11B5/70

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B5/39 ,  G11B5/66 ,  Y10S428/90 ,  Y10T428/12465 ,  Y10T428/12847 ,  Y10T428/12854 ,  Y10T428/26

Abstract: A magnetic recording system includes an in-plane magnetic recording medium having a magnetic layer fabricated on a single underlayer or on a plurality of underlayers respectively fabricated on a substrate; a driver unit for driving the in-plane magnetic recording medium in a write direction; a magnetic head having a read unit and a write unit; a unit for moving the magnetic head relative to the in-plane magnetic recording medium; and a read/write signal processing unit for reading an output signal from the magnetic head and writing an input signal to the magnetic recording media, wherein the read unit of the magnetic head is a magnetoresistive head and the single underlayer or at least one of the plurality of underlayers is made of Co-containing amorphous material or fine crystal material, or is made of alloy material, the alloy material having as the main components at least one element selected from a group consisting of Cr, Mo, V and Ta and containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of B, C, P and Bi. The magnetic recording system can be realized which can read and write high density information and have high reliability.

公开(公告)号：US20050164037A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-28

申请号：US11072042

申请日：2005-03-03

Applicant: Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki ,  Hidekazu Kashiwase

Inventor： Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki ,  Hidekazu Kashiwase

IPC: G11B5/738 ,  G11B5/64 ,  G11B5/65 ,  G11B5/66 ,  G11B5/73

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/66 ,  Y10S428/90 ,  Y10T428/12465 ,  Y10T428/12854 ,  Y10T428/265

Abstract: An inplane magnetic recording medium having high S/N and thermal stability and a reliable magnetic storage device having surface recording density of 50 megabit/mm2 or more is described. The magnetic recording medium includes magnetic layers formed on a nonmagnetic substrate with a plurality of ground layers therebetween, at least one of the ground layers formed from an alloy of a body-centered cubic structure containing Cr as a main component and B of from 2 atomic % to 12 atomic %. Main components of the magnetic layers include a lower magnetic layer containing Co and Cr of from 10 atomic % to 16 atomic %, with film thickness of from 1.5 nm to 4.5 nm, and an upper magnetic layer containing Co, coupling anti-ferromagnetically with the lower magnetic layer through nonmagnetic intermediate layers.

Abstract translation: 描述了具有高S / N和热稳定性的内置磁记录介质和具有50兆比特/平方毫米或更高的表面记录密度的可靠的磁存储装置。 磁记录介质包括形成在非磁性基底上的磁性层，其间具有多个接地层，至少一个接地层由以Cr为主要成分的体心立方结构的合金形成，B为2原子 ％至12原子％。 磁性层的主要成分包括含有10〜16原子％的Co和Cr的下部磁性层，膜厚度为1.5nm〜4.5nm，以及含有Co的上部磁性层，反铁磁共振 通过非磁性中间层降低磁性层。

公开(公告)号：US20050053805A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10856094

申请日：2004-05-28

Applicant: Tatsuya Hinoue ,  Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki ,  Tomoo Yamamoto

Inventor： Tatsuya Hinoue ,  Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki ,  Tomoo Yamamoto

IPC: G11B5/64 ,  G11B5/65 ,  G11B5/66 ,  G11B5/73 ,  G11B5/738

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/656 ,  G11B5/66 ,  Y10T428/12931 ,  Y10T428/265

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium capable of attaining high in-plane recording density of 100 Mbits or more per 1 mm2 is provided. Magnetic recording medium is provided in which underlayers, a first magnetic layer, a first intermediate layer, a second magnetic layer, a second intermediate layer, a third magnetic layer, a protection layer and lubrication layer are formed in this order above a substrate. Each of the third magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer comprises a Co-based alloy containing at least Pt, Cr and B. The concentration of Pt contained in the second magnetic layer is not more than that in the third magnetic layer.

Abstract translation: 提供能够获得每1mm 2的100Mb以上的高面内记录密度的磁记录介质。 提供磁性记录介质，其中在衬底上方依次形成底层，第一磁性层，第一中间层，第二磁性层，第二中间层，第三磁性层，保护层和润滑层。 第三磁性层和第二磁性层中的每一个包含至少含有Pt，Cr和B的Co基合金。第二磁性层中所含的Pt的浓度不大于第三磁性层中的浓度。

公开(公告)号：US06830837B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-14

申请号：US10046987

申请日：2002-01-17

Applicant: Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Yoshiyuki Hirayama ,  Hidekazu Kashiwase

Inventor： Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Hiroyuki Suzuki ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Yoshiyuki Hirayama ,  Hidekazu Kashiwase

IPC: G11B566

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/66 ,  Y10S428/90 ,  Y10T428/1121 ,  Y10T428/12465 ,  Y10T428/12854 ,  Y10T428/12861

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a high reliability magnetic storage apparatus capable of performing writing and reading back of high density information. The magnetic storage apparatus is so configured as to have a longitudinal magnetic recording medium including: a magnetic layer formed on a non-magnetic substrate via a plurality of underlayers; the magnetic layer including a lower magnetic layer containing Ru in an amount of not less than 3 at % to not more than 30 at %, and Cr in an amount of not less than 0 at % to not more than 18 at %, and further containing at least one of B or C in an amount of not less than 0 at % to not more than 20 at %, and an upper magnetic layer containing Co as a main component disposed thereon via a non-magnetic intermediate layer.

Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是提供一种能够执行高密度信息的写入和读回的高可靠性磁存储装置。 磁存储装置被配置为具有纵向磁记录介质，其包括：通过多个底层在非磁性基板上形成的磁性层; 所述磁性层包括含有不小于3原子％至不超过30原子％的量的Ru的下磁性层，并且不少于0原子％至不大于18原子％的Cr， 含有不小于0at％至不超过20at％的B或C中的至少一个，以及经由非磁性中间层设置在其上的Co作为主要成分的上磁性层。

公开(公告)号：US06756113B2

公开(公告)日：2004-06-29

申请号：US10077880

申请日：2002-02-20

Applicant: Yoshibumi Matsuda ,  Koji Sakamoto ,  Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Yotsuo Yahisa

Inventor： Yoshibumi Matsuda ,  Koji Sakamoto ,  Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Yotsuo Yahisa

IPC: G11B566

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/66 ,  G11B5/84 ,  Y10S428/90 ,  Y10T428/12465 ,  Y10T428/12861 ,  Y10T428/12931 ,  Y10T428/265

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes a first underlying film of a NiTa alloy having a nonmagnetic amorphous structure and formed on a nonmagnetic substrate, and a second underlying film made of an alloy containing Cr and Ti, further a first magnetic film of a CoCrPt alloy, a nonmagnetic intermediate film of Ru and a second magnetic film of a CoCrPtB alloy that are serially formed over the first underlying film, wherein oxygen locally exists in an interface between the first underlying film and the second underlying film.

Abstract translation: 磁记录介质包括具有非磁性无定形结构并形成在非磁性基底上的NiTa合金的第一底膜，以及由含有Cr和Ti的合金制成的第二底膜，另外还有CoCrPt合金的第一磁性膜， Ru的非磁性中间膜和CoCrPtB合金的第二磁性膜，其顺序地形成在第一底层膜上，其中氧局部存在于第一底层膜和第二底膜之间的界面中。

公开(公告)号：US06574060B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-03

申请号：US09799073

申请日：2001-03-06

Applicant: Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Ichiro Tamai ,  Yuzuru Hosoe ,  Kiwamu Tanahashi ,  Yoshio Takahashi ,  Fumiyoshi Kirino ,  Nagatugu Koiso ,  Satoshi Matsunuma

Inventor： Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Ichiro Tamai ,  Yuzuru Hosoe ,  Kiwamu Tanahashi ,  Yoshio Takahashi ,  Fumiyoshi Kirino ,  Nagatugu Koiso ,  Satoshi Matsunuma

IPC: G11B502

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  C23C14/185 ,  G11B5/00 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B2005/001 ,  G11B2005/0016 ,  Y10S428/90 ,  Y10S428/928 ,  Y10T428/1107 ,  Y10T428/1121 ,  Y10T428/12507 ,  Y10T428/1266 ,  Y10T428/12667 ,  Y10T428/12674 ,  Y10T428/12819 ,  Y10T428/12826 ,  Y10T428/12868 ,  Y10T428/12944 ,  Y10T428/265

Abstract: In a magnetic storage apparatus having a magnetic recording medium, a drive unit for driving this medium in a prespecified recording direction, a magnetic head assembly including a recorder section and reproduction section, a way to cause the magnetic head to move relatively with respect to the magnetic record medium, and a record/playback signal processor for performing signal inputting to the magnetic head and for effecting reproduction of an output signal from the magnetic head, the reproduction section of said magnetic head is composed of a magnetic head of the magnetoresistance effect type, while said magnetic record medium is structured including a substrate and a magnetic layer formed thereover with one or several underlayers being sandwiched therebetween, wherein at least one of hte underlayers is a specific layer that is made of amorphous or microcrystalline materials containing therein Ni as the principal or main component thereof and further containing at least one kind of element as selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta.

Abstract translation: 在具有磁记录介质的磁存储装置中，用于以预先指定的记录方向驱动该介质的驱动单元，包括记录器部分和再现部分的磁头组件，使磁头相对于 磁记录介质和记录/重放信号处理器，用于对磁头进行信号输入并用于实现来自磁头的输出信号的再现，所述磁头的再现部分由磁阻效应型磁头 而所述磁记录介质被构造成包括衬底和形成在其上的一个或多个底层之间的磁性层，其中至少一个底层是由非晶或微晶材料制成的特定层，其中含有Ni作为 其主要成分或主要成分，还含有至少一种e 选自Nb和Ta组成的组。

公开(公告)号：US06197367B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-06

申请号：US08960751

申请日：1997-10-29

Applicant: Yoshibumi Matsuda ,  Akira Ishikawa ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Yuzuru Hosoe ,  Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Koji Sakamoto

Inventor： Yoshibumi Matsuda ,  Akira Ishikawa ,  Yotsuo Yahisa ,  Yuzuru Hosoe ,  Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Koji Sakamoto

IPC: G11B566

CPC classification number: G11B5/7325 ,  G11B5/8404 ,  Y10T428/1266 ,  Y10T428/12667

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium having first undercoating layers 40, 40′ formed directly or via substrate face undercoating layers on a substrate 40, second undercoating layers 42, 42′ directly formed on the first undercoating layers 40, 40′, magnetic films 43, 43′ formed on the second undercoating layers 42, 42′, and protective films 44, 44′ formed on the magnetic films 43, 43′. Clusters having a large amount of oxygen are dispersed on the boundary face of the first and second undercoating layers. Preferably, the first undercoating layer is made of an alloy which includes two kinds of elements in which the difference between oxide formation standard free energies &Dgr;G° of the elements at the temperature of 250° C. is large.

Abstract translation: 一种磁记录介质，其具有直接形成在衬底40上的衬底表面底涂层形成的第一底涂层40,40'，直接形成在第一底涂层40,40'上的第二底涂层42,42'，磁性膜43,43' 形成在第二底涂层42,42'上，以及形成在磁性膜43,43'上的保护膜44,44'。 具有大量氧的簇分散在第一和第二底涂层的边界面上。 优选地，第一底涂层由包含两种元素的合金制成，其中在250℃的温度下元素的氧化物形成标准自由能DELTAG°之间的差异大。

公开(公告)号：US08705207B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-22

申请号：US12627719

申请日：2009-11-30

Applicant: Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Yuzo Sasaki ,  Atsushi Hashimoto

Inventor： Tetsuya Kanbe ,  Yuzo Sasaki ,  Atsushi Hashimoto

IPC: G11B5/82

CPC classification number: G11B5/66 ,  G11B5/65 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B2005/0021

Abstract: A thermal-assist magnetic recording medium is provided which can accomplish a surface recording density of 1 Tbit/inch2. The thermal-assist magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; a plurality of underlying layers formed on the substrate; a first magnetic layer formed on the underlying layers; a coupling control layer formed on the first magnetic layer and formed of a ferromagnetic alloy; and a second magnetic layer formed on the coupling control layer. Here, Curie temperatures of the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer are higher than the Curie temperature of the coupling control layer, an anisotropy magnetic field of the first magnetic layer is greater than the anisotropy magnetic field of the second magnetic layer, and a saturation magnetic field has a minimum value at a temperature of 350° C. or lower.

Abstract translation: 提供能够实现1Tbit / inch2的表面记录密度的热辅助磁记录介质。 热辅助磁记录介质包括：基板; 形成在所述基板上的多个下层; 形成在下层上的第一磁性层; 形成在第一磁性层上并由铁磁性合金形成的耦合控制层; 以及形成在耦合控制层上的第二磁性层。 这里，第一磁性层和第二磁性层的居里温度高于耦合控制层的居里温度，第一磁性层的各向异性磁场大于第二磁性层的各向异性磁场， 饱和磁场在350℃以下的温度下具有最小值。