Modification and selection of the magnetic properties of magnetic recording media through selective control of the crystal texture of the recording layer
US5616218A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/851
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for selectively choosing the magnetic properties of a sputter deposited recording layer of a magnetic recording medium comprises sputtering a target of metal underlayer material onto a substrate to deposit an underlayer film and selectively collimating the sputtered underlayer particles to vary the arrival energy and angular distribution of the sputter particles striking the substrate to selectively establish the orientation of the crystals making up the underlayer film. A magnetic metal film is then sputter deposited upon the underlayer film to form a magnetic recording layer, the magnetic metal film having a crystal texture and recording properties affected by the orientation of the crystals in the underlayer film. The magnetic properties of the magnetic recording layer are chosen by selectively collimating while sputter depositing the underlayer material. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, both the underlayer film and the magnetic metal recording film are selectively collimated when deposited upon the substrate. A still further embodiment of the invention includes selectively collimating only the magnetic metal recording film.
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