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Perpendicular magnetic recording medium

US6395413B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1999
Grant dateMay 28, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/656
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A perpendicular magnetic recording medium having an excellent thermal stability of the recorded signal and S/N and a low medium noise, and capable of easily forming a perpendicular magnetic recording layer is provided. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium has, at least, a perpendicular magnetic recording layer having a hexagonal closest packing (hcp) structure of which c-axis is perpendicular to a surface of the perpendicular magnetic recording layer, on a non-magnetic base, wherein the perpendicular magnetic recording layer has a saturation magnetization Ms of not more than 400 emu/cc, and a lattice constant c of the hexagonal closest packing structure is not more than 4.07 å.

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