Magnetic recording medium with low temperature seedlayer for high signal-to-noise ratio
US6139951A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/265
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium exhibiting high remanent coercivity and low noise is produced by depositing a first NiAl seedlayer on a non-magnetic substrate, e.g., glass, ceramic or glass-ceramic material, at a relatively low temperature, and subsequently depositing a second NiAl seedlayer on the first seedlayer at a relatively higher temperature. Embodiments include depositing a first NiAl seedlayer at a temperature less than about 120.degree. C., e.g., less than about 100.degree. C., and depositing a second NiAl seedlayer thereon at a temperature greater than about 200.degree. C., e.g. greater than about 230.degree. C. Embodiments also include depositing a Cr-alloy underlayer, CrV, on the second seedlayer.
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