Abstract:
A thermally assisted magnetic recording medium having a structure in which a first magnetic layer 106 and a second magnetic layer 107 are formed on a substrate 101 in this order, wherein the first magnetic layer 106 has a granular structure containing a FePt alloy having a L10 structure, a CoPt alloy having a L10 crystal lattice structure or a CoPt alloy having a L11 crystal lattice structure, and at least one material for causing grain boundary segregation selected from the group consisting of SiO2, TiO2, Cr2O3, Al2O3, Ta2O5, ZrO2, Y2O3, CeO2, MnO, TiO, ZnO, and MgO, and the content of the material for causing grain boundary segregation in the first magnetic layer 106 is decreased from the substrate side to the second magnetic layer 107 side.
Abstract translation:具有这样的结构的热辅助磁记录介质,其中第一磁性层106和第二磁性层107依次形成在基板101上,其中第一磁性层106具有包含具有L10结构的FePt合金的颗粒结构 具有L10晶格结构的CoPt合金或具有L11晶格结构的CoPt合金,以及选自SiO 2,TiO 2,Cr 2 O 3,Al 2 O 3,Ta 2 O 5,ZrO 2,Y 2 O 3中的至少一种用于引起晶界偏析的材料 CeO 2,MnO,TiO,ZnO和MgO,第一磁性层106中的晶界偏析材料的含量从基板侧减少到第二磁性层107侧。
Abstract:
A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a plurality of foundation layers, and a magnetic layer. The plurality of foundation layers are provided on the substrate and include a first layer containing MnO. The magnetic layer is provided on the plurality of layers and includes an alloy as a main ingredient. The alloy has an L10 structure.
Abstract:
A heat-assisted magnetic recording medium that includes a substrate 1, underlayers formed on the substrate 1, and a magnetic layer 5 which is formed on the underlayers and contains either an FePt alloy having an L10 structure or a CoPt alloy having an L10 structure as a main component, wherein the underlayers include a first underlayer 2 formed from an amorphous alloy, a second underlayer 3 formed from an alloy having a BCC structure containing Cr as a main component and also containing at least one element selected from among Ti, Mo, W, V, Mn and Ru, and a third underlayer 4 formed from MgO. Also, a magnetic storage device that uses the heat-assisted magnetic recording medium.
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 an L10 structure, characterized in that at least one of said underlayers is predominantly comprised of MgO and comprises at least one kind of an element having a free energy for oxidation of, per mol of oxygen, not higher than −120 kcal/mol·O2 at 1000° C. The element having the free energy for oxidation is preferably selected from Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Zr and B . The thermally assisted magnetic recording medium has a magnetic layer comprised of magnetic crystal grains with uniform diameters, and exhibiting a sufficiently weak exchange coupling between magnetic grains.
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:
A magnetic recording medium having at least two magnetic layers and a non-magnetic intermediate layer held between them. The first magnetic layer (which is closer to the substrate than the non-magnetic intermediate layer) is formed from an alloy composed of Co, Pr, and Cr, with Pt content being 3-9 at %. The second magnetic layer (which is farther from the substrate than the non-magnetic intermediate layer) is formed from a Co-based alloy containing Pt, Cr, and B. The first and second magnetic layers are magnetized in the mutually antiparallel direction in the absence of an applied magnetic field.The magnetic recording medium is characterized by good thermal stability for recording bits, high recording resolution, and low media noise. It is suitable for a magnetic storage for high recording density with high reliability.
Abstract:
The longitudinal magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate, a first underlayer having at least one of an amorphous structure and a fine crystal structure formed on the non-magnetic substrate, a second underlayer having a body-centered cubic structure formed on the first underlayer, a third underlayer having a hexagonal closed packed structure formed on the second underlayer, and a magnetic layer having the hexagonal closed packed structure formed on the third underlayer, wherein the third underlayer is composed of an alloy containing Co and Ru.
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:
The longitudinal magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate, a first underlayer having at least one of an amorphous structure and a fine crystal structure formed on the non-magnetic substrate, a second underlayer having a body-centered cubic structure formed on the first underlayer, a third underlayer having a hexagonal closed packed structure formed on the second underlayer, and a magnetic layer having the hexagonal closed packed structure formed on the third underlayer, wherein the third underlayer is composed of an alloy containing Co and Ru.
Abstract:
In a magnetic storage apparatus including a recording medium having a magnetic layer, a seed layer and an underlayer formed on a substrate, a driver for driving the recording medium, a magnetic head having an inductive recording head and a magnetoresistive reproducing head, and a signal processing system for processing input signals to the magnetic head and output signals from the magnetic head, the seed layer comprises an amorphous alloy or a microcrystal alloy containing Ni, Ta and Zr, the underlayer comprises an alloy containing Cr as a main component and Ti, and the magnetic layer has a first magnetic layer in contact with the underlayer and a second magnetic layer on the first magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer comprises a Co—Cr—Pt alloy and the second magnetic layer comprises Co—Cr—Pt—B alloy, both of a substantially hexagonal close-packed structure.