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Magneto-optical recording medium having first and second magnetic layers

US5420833A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 1993
Grant dateMay 30, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B11/10586
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magneto-optical recording medium is composed of a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer, which are overlaid, each having a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, and the first magnetic layer having a Curie temperature of Tc.sub.1, a saturation magnetization of Ms.sub.1, a coercive force of Hc.sub.1, and a thickness of t.sub.1, the second magnetic layer having a compensation temperature of Tcomp.sub.2, a Curie temperature Tc.sub.2, and a coercive force of Hc.sub.2, and which satisfies the relationships: EQU Troom<Tc.sub.1 <Tcomp.sub.2 <Tc.sub.2 EQU Hc.sub.1 >Hc.sub.2 EQU Hc.sub.1 >.sigma.w/2Ms.sub.1 t.sub.1 wherein Troom is room temperature, and .sigma.w is the interface wall energy between the first magnetic wall and the second magnetic wall, and a magneto-optical recording method using this magneto-optical recording medium is provided, in which the application of a magnetic field for initialization of the magneto-optical recording medium is not required.

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