摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium including improvements to the recording layer (RL), exchange break layer (EBL), soft underlayer (SUL), overcoat (OC), adhesion layer (AL) and the combination of the layers. Advances in the RL include a cap layer. Improvements in the EBL include a multiple layer EBL.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has an improved recording layer of a granular CoPtCr-based ferromagnetic alloy with inter-granular material made up of one or more oxides of Cr and one or more oxides of one or more of a segregant of Si, Ta, Ti, B, Nb or Hf, wherein the amount of oxygen present in the recording layer is greater than about 22 atomic percent and less than about 35 atomic percent. The amount of oxygen in the recording layer is substantially greater than the amount required for the stoichiometric oxide or oxides of the segregant or segregants, and a substantial portion of the oxygen present in the recording layer is present in the inter-granular material. The recording layer exhibits high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a coercivity Hc greater than about 5000 Oe and a nucleation field Hn greater (more negative) than about −1500 Oe.
摘要翻译:垂直磁记录盘具有改进的基于CoPtCr的铁磁性合金的记录层,其具有由一种或多种Cr的一种或多种氧化物和一种或多种Si,Ta,Ti分离的一种或多种氧化物构成的颗粒间材料 ,B,Nb或Hf,其中存在于记录层中的氧的量大于约22原子%且小于约35原子%。 记录层中的氧气量基本上大于分离器或分离器的化学计量氧化物或氧化物所需的量,并且记录层中存在的大部分氧气存在于颗粒间材料中。 记录层表现出高的信噪比(SNR),大于约5000Oe的矫顽力H c和大于(更负)的成核场H N n 约-1500 Oe。
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has a granular Co-based ferromagnetic alloy recording layer (RL) with oxides of a selected metal (Ta or Nb) and a reduced-thickness exchange-break layer (EBL) between the RL and the soft magnetic underlayer (SUL). A perpendicular magnetic recording system that includes the disk, the write head and the read head, has an improved ability to write to the RL because of the reduced-thickness EBL.
摘要:
An improved structure for the construction of perpendicular recording media is disclosed. The structure includes a perpendicular recording layer with at least two oxide sublayers or a lower sublayer of a non-oxide. One structure includes an upper sublayer comprised of a Silicon-oxide, while a lower sublayer is comprised of a Tantalum-oxide. The structures provide for increased coercivity and corrosion resistance.
摘要:
An improved structure for the construction of perpendicular recording media is disclosed. The structure includes a perpendicular recording layer with at least two oxide sublayers or a lower sublayer of a non-oxide. One structure includes an upper sublayer comprised of a Silicon-oxide, while a lower sublayer is comprised of a Tantalum-oxide. The structures provide for increased coercivity and corrosion resistance.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has a granular Co-based ferromagnetic alloy recording layer (RL) with oxides of a selected metal (Ta or Nb) and a reduced-thickness exchange-break layer (EBL) between the RL and the soft magnetic underlayer (SUL). A perpendicular magnetic recording system that includes the disk, the write head and the read head, has an improved ability to write to the RL because of the reduced-thickness EBL.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has an improved recording layer of a granular CoPtCr-based ferromagnetic alloy with inter-granular material made up of one or more oxides of Cr and one or more oxides of one or more of a segregant of Si, Ta, Ti, B, Nb or Hf, wherein the amount of oxygen present in the recording layer is greater than about 22 atomic percent and less than about 35 atomic percent. The amount of oxygen in the recording layer is substantially greater than the amount required for the stoichiometric oxide or oxides of the segregant or segregants, and a substantial portion of the oxygen present in the recording layer is present in the inter-granular material. The recording layer exhibits high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a coercivity Hc greater than about 5000 Oe and a nucleation field Hn greater (more negative) than about −1500 Oe.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has an underlayer structure that causes the magnetic layer to have perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The underlayer structure comprises a B2 type body-centered-cubic (BCC) material, such as the binary alloys NiAl, RuAl and RuTi, as an underlayer, and a Ti or TiCr alloy sublayer formed directly on the underlayer. The magnetic layer, such as a CoCrPt alloy, is deposited directly on the sublayer. The magnetic layer has perpendicular magnetic anisotropy due to the sublayer yet excellent SNR because of the smaller grain size of the sublayer material formed directly on the B2 type underlayer.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording disk has a soft magnetic underlayer (SUL) that has high corrosion resistance as well as high moment. The material of the SUL is an alloy comprising Co, Fe, X, and Y; where X is Ta or Nb, Y is Zr or Hf, and the combined amount of X and Y present in the alloy is between about 10 and 20 atomic percent. The atomic ratio of Co to Fe in the alloy is between about 90:10 to 10:90, preferably between about 25:75 and 35:65. The SUL may be a single-layer SUL or a multilayer SUL formed of multiple soft magnetic layers separated by an interlayer film or films.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a multilayer recording layer (RL) structure that includes a ferromagnetic intergranular exchange enhancement layer for mediating intergranular exchange coupling in the other ferromagnetic layers in the RL structure. The RL structure may be a multilayer of a first ferromagnetic layer (MAG1) of granular polycrystalline Co alloy with Ta-oxide, a second ferromagnetic layer (MAG2) of granular polycrystalline Co alloy with Si-oxide, and an oxide-free CoCr capping layer on top of and in contact with MAG2 for mediating intergranular exchange coupling in MAG1 and MAG2. The RL structure may also be a multilayer of an intergranular exchange enhancement interlayer (IL) in between two ferromagnetic layers, MAG1 and MAG2, each with reduced or no intergranular exchange coupling. Because the IL is in direct contact with both MAG1 and MAG2, it directly mediates intergranular exchange coupling in each of MAG1 and MAG2.