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Carbon seedlayer on non-metallic substrates for magnetic recording media

US5599632A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 1995
Grant dateFeb 4, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31678
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic recording medium comprising a non-metallic substrate having a seedlayer thereon of carbon or silicon. The seedlayer improves the magnetic recording characteristics of a subsequent magnetic layer by smoothing out irregularities on the non-metallic substrate surface such that a surface of the seedlayer adjacent the magnetic layer is smoother than the surface of the substrate.

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