摘要:
Provided is a magnetic recording medium which maintains high S/N ratio and coercive force (Hc) and has high recording density, even with fine magnetic particles, by further improving crystal orientation of a magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording medium is provided with an orientation control layer (16), a nonmagnetic under layer (18), and a magnetic recording layer (22) on a substrate. The orientation control layer (16) has an fcc structure and a (111) plane parallel to the substrate. The under layer (18) has an hcp structure and a (0001) plane parallel to the substrate. An atomic distance of the (111) plane of the orientation control layer (16) is −0.2 Å to +0.15 Å to a lattice spacing of the under layer (18).
摘要:
An object of the invention is to achieve thinning while maintaining a function required for an auxiliary recording layer, thereby achieving improvement of SNR.A configuration of a method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic disk 100 according to the invention includes a granular magnetic layer forming step, on a base 110, a granular magnetic layer 160 in which a grain boundary portion is formed by segregation of a non-magnetic substance containing an oxide as a main component around magnetic particles containing a CoCrPt alloy grown in a columnar shape as a main component; an auxiliary recording layer forming step of forming an auxiliary recording layer 180 that contains a CoCrPtRu alloy as a main component and has a film thickness of 1.5 to 4 nm above the granular magnetic layer; and a heating step of heating the base formed with the auxiliary recording layer in a temperature range of 210 to 250° C.
摘要:
A vertical magnetic recording disc (100) includes a base (10), a magnetic recording layer (22), and a medium protection layer (26). The magnetic recording layer (22) is a ferromagnetic layer having a granular structure where a granular portion is formed. The medium protection layer (26) contains nitrogen (N) atoms and carbon (C) atoms with a number ratio (N/C) in a range from 0.050 to 0.150. In a Raman spectrum obtained by exciting the medium protection layer (26) by argon ion laser light of wavelength 514.5 nm, from which a fluorescence is removed, the peak ratio Dh/Gh is in a range from 0.70 to 0.95, when a D peak Dh appearing in the vicinity of 1350 cm−1 is separated from G peak Gh appearing in the vicinity of 1520 cm−1 by the Gauss function.
摘要:
Provided are a magnetic disk comprising a granular magnetic recording layer which causes less noise even with a recording capacity thereof of 250 G or more bits per square inch; and a method for manufacturing the same. The magnetic disk according to the present invention comprises: a granular magnetic recording layer (20) which is formed on a disk substrate 10 directly or via an intermediate layer and which has non-magnetic regions between granular columnar particles; and an auxiliary recording layer (22) which is formed on the granular magnetic recording layer 20 and which causes exchange interaction among the granular columnar particles, wherein the auxiliary recording layer (22) contains 0.1 to 3 moles of oxygen.
摘要:
[Problem] An object is to make a film thinner while keeping the function as an auxiliary recording layer and increase an SNR.[Solution] A structure of the perpendicular magnetic disk 100 according to the present invention includes, on a base 110, a granular magnetic layer 160 and an auxiliary recording layer 180 disposed above the granular magnetic layer, the granular magnetic layer having a granular structure in which a non-magnetic substance having an oxide as a main component is segregated around magnetic particles having a CoCrPt alloy as a main ingredient growing in a columnar shape to form a grain boundary part, and the auxiliary recording layer having a CoCrPtRu alloy as a main component and further containing, as a accessory component, a metal forming passivity and not being an antiferromagnet.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium of the invention is characterized by having, on a disk substrate 110, a soft magnetic layer 14, a magnetic recording layer 22, a continuous layer 24 magnetically continuous in the in-plane direction of the substrate, a blocking layer 25 for blocking shock imposed on the continuous layer, and a medium protective layer 28 containing carbon formed on the blocking layer.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium 100 has, over a substrate, at least a magnetic recording layer 122 with a granular structure in which nonmagnetic grain boundaries are formed between magnetic grains continuously grown into a columnar shape. The magnetic grains of the magnetic recording layer 122 contain Co, Cr, and Pt. The magnetic recording layer 122 contains at least one oxide selected from a group A including SiO2, TiO2, and Cr2O3, at least one oxide selected from a group B consisting of oxides each having a larger Gibbs free energy ΔG than the group A, and a reducing agent adapted to reduce the oxides of the group B.
摘要翻译:垂直磁记录介质100在衬底上具有至少具有粒状结构的磁记录层122,其中在连续生长成柱状的磁性颗粒之间形成非磁性晶界。 磁记录层122的磁性颗粒含有Co,Cr和Pt。 磁记录层122包含选自包括SiO 2,TiO 2和Cr 2 O 3的组A中的至少一种氧化物,选自B组的氧化物中的至少一种氧化物,其组分比A组具有更大的Gibbs自由能&Dgr; G, 以及适合于还原B族氧化物的还原剂。
摘要:
A vertical magnetic recording disc (100) includes a base (10), a magnetic recording layer (22), and a medium protection layer (26). The magnetic recording layer (22) is a ferromagnetic layer having a granular structure where a granular portion is formed. The medium protection layer (26) contains nitrogen (N) atoms and carbon (C) atoms with a number ratio (N/C) in a range from 0.050 to 0.150. In a Raman spectrum obtained by exciting the medium protection layer (26) by argon ion laser light of wavelength 514.5 nm, from which a fluorescence is removed, the peak ratio Dh/Gh is in a range from 0.70 to 0.95, when a D peak Dh appearing in the vicinity of 1350 cm−1 is separated from G peak Gh appearing in the vicinity of 1520 cm−1 by the Gauss function.
摘要:
Provided is a magnetic recording medium which maintains high S/N ratio and coercive force (Hc) and has high recording density, even with fine magnetic particles, by further improving crystal orientation of a magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording medium is provided with an orientation control layer (16), a nonmagnetic under layer (18), and a magnetic recording layer (22) on a substrate. The orientation control layer (16) has an fcc structure and a (111) plane parallel to the substrate. The under layer (18) has an hcp structure and a (0001) plane parallel to the substrate. An atomic distance of the (111) plane of the orientation control layer (16) is −0.2 Å to +0.15 Å to a lattice spacing of the under layer (18).
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic disk that includes, on a base, a soft magnetic layer, an amorphous alloy layer, a preliminary ground layer provided on the amorphous alloy layer, a ground layer formed of Ru or a Ru-type alloy having an hcp crystal structure provided on the preliminary ground layer. A granular magnetic layer is provided on the ground layer. The amorphous alloy layer contains Ta, and the preliminary ground layer includes a first preliminary ground layer formed of Ti or a Ti alloy of microcrystals and a second preliminary ground layer formed of a Ni-type alloy of an fcc crystal structure.