摘要:
The present invention provides a small spectroscope that has a short response time. A spectroscope according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a beam deflector that includes an electro-optic crystal, having an electro-optic effect, and paired electrodes used to apply an electric field inside the electro-optic crystal; spectroscopic means for dispersing light output by the beam deflector; and wavelength selection means for selecting light having an arbitrary wavelength from the light dispersed and output by the spectroscopic means.
摘要:
The present invention provides a small spectroscope that has a short response time. A spectroscope according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a beam deflector that includes an electro-optic crystal, having an electro-optic effect, and paired electrodes used to apply an electric field inside the electro-optic crystal; spectroscopic means for dispersing light output by the beam deflector; and wavelength selection means for selecting light having an arbitrary wavelength from the light dispersed and output by the spectroscopic means.
摘要:
In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium in which at least a soft magnetic underlayer, an orientation control layer, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer are formed on a non-magnetic substrate in order from the bottom, the orientation control layer has a laminated structure of two or more layers including an intermediate layer and a seed layer which is disposed closer to the non-magnetic substrate than the intermediate layer. The seed layer includes two or more kinds of elements having a face-centered cubic structure, has face-centered cubic (111) plane crystals oriented in a direction perpendicular to a substrate surface, and has a pseudo-hexagonal structure.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided, which has a soft magnetic layer, an under layer, an intermediate layer and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and is characterized in that the perpendicular magnetic recording layer is comprised of at least one magnetic layer, which magnetic layer or at least one of which magnetic layers comprises cobalt-based ferromagnetic crystal grains and grain boundaries comprised of an oxide, wherein the ferromagnetic crystal grains further comprise ruthenium. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium has ferromagnetic crystal grains with extremely small grain size and exhibiting enhanced discretion, as well as good perpendicular orientation in the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and thus, the medium is capable of recording and reproducing information with high density.
摘要:
A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate, at least one soft magnetic underlayer formed on the substrate, a perpendicular magnetic recording layer formed on the soft magnetic underlayer, and a protective layer formed on the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, is provided wherein the perpendicular magnetic recording layer is comprised of a primary recording layer, a non-magnetic intermediate layer and an auxiliary layer; the primary recording layer comprises magnetic crystal grains and grain boundary portions surrounding the magnetic crystal grains, and has a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; the auxiliary layer has a negative magneto crystalline anisotropy; and the non-magnetic intermediate layer is formed between the primary recording layer and the auxiliary layer and comprises at least one metal selected from Ru, Rh and Ir, or at least one alloy thereof. This magnetic recording medium exhibits high heat resistance and good recording/reproducing characteristics, and enables a high recording density.
摘要:
The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium capable of recording or reproducing high-density information by reducing the grain size of a perpendicular magnetic recording layer and improving vertical orientation, a method of manufacturing the same, and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes: a non-magnetic substrate; and at least an soft magnetic layer, an under layer, an intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording film that are formed on the non-magnetic substrate. At least one layer of the intermediate layer is made of an alloy material of an element having an fcc structure and an element having a bcc structure or an hcp structure, and has both a crystal structure having (111) orientation and an irregular layer lattice (stacking fault) caused by a mixture of the fcc structure and the bcc structure. The at least one layer of the intermediate layer is made of an alloy material of at least one element that is selected from a group composed of Pt, Ir, Pd, Au, Ni, and Co, which is a main ingredient, and has the fcc structure, and an element having the bcc structure or the hcp structure.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having at least a soft magnetic back layer, an underlayer, an intermediate layer and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer on a nonmagnetic substrate, at least one layer in the intermediate layer contains Re as a main component element and contains, as a second main component element, an element having an hcp structure or an element having a bcc structure. The concentration of Re as the main component element of the intermediate layer is within the range from 55 to 99.5 atomic percent. The second component element is Co or Cr.
摘要:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided, which has a soft magnetic layer, a seed layer, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer, formed in this order on a non-magnetic substrate, and is characterized in that the seed layer is comprised of a (002) crystal plane-orientated hcp structure, the first intermediate layer is comprised of a (110) crystal plane-orientated bcc structure and the second intermediate layer is comprised of a (002) crystal plane-orientated hcp structure. The (110) crystal plane-orientated bcc structure comprises at least 60 atomic % of Cr. The magnetic recording medium has fine and well discrete magnetic crystal grains with extremely small size and exhibits good perpendicular orientation in the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and thus, the medium is capable of recording and reproducing information with high density.
摘要:
The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium capable of reducing the diameter of particles of a perpendicular magnetic recording layer and obtaining a high perpendicular orientation to enable information to be recorded or reproduced at a high density, a method of manufacturing the same, and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate; and at least a soft magnetic layer, an underlayer, an intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer that are formed on the non-magnetic substrate in this order. The underlayer is a (111) crystal orientation layer having an fcc structure, and the intermediate layer includes a (110) crystal orientation layer having a bcc structure and a (002) crystal orientation layer having an hcp structure in this order. The (110) crystal orientation layer having the bcc structure includes 60 at % or more of Cr.