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Method for manufacturing a thin film magnetic recording medium

US4749459A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 1986
Grant dateJun 7, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/851
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A film of magnetic recording media is formed by sputtering an alloy of cobalt and platinum onto a substrate. The sputtering takes place in a chamber containing argon and nitrogen. The magnetic coercivity of the resulting film is controlled by varying the concentration of nitrogen in the sputtering chamber. By using this technique, the film coercivity is controlled without varying other important parameters such as the saturation magnetization.

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