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Recording medium
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1980-03-19
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Granted: 1982-11-02
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Expires: 2000-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A recording medium having at least a first inorganic material layer which overlies a predetermined substrate and which exhibits a light absorptivity for projected light, and a recording layer which overlies the first inorganic material layer and whose principal component is an organic material. The first inorganic material layer contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Bi, Te, Sb, Ge, Sn, Pb, Cr, Nb, Ni, Pd, Fe, Pt, Re, Ta, Th, Ti, Zr and Tl and the content of the element or elements is at least 65 atomic-%. Further, the first inorganic material layer may well be overlaid with a second inorganic material layer which exhibits a light transmissivity higher than that of this first inorganic material layer. Preferable as the material of the second inorganic material layer is an inorganic material which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Bi, Te, Sb, Pb, Ge and Sn and at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se and O. In proximity to at least one surface of the first inorganic material layer, at least one stabilizing layer may be disposed as well.
Inventors
- 👤 Motoyasu Terao
- 👤 Yoshio Taniguchi
- 👤 Shinkichi Horigome
- 👤 Kazuo Shigematsu
- 👤 Masahiro Ojima
- 👤 Yoshinori Miyamura
- 👤 Seiji Yonezawa
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:34
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/241; G11B7/242; G11B7/243; G11B7/252; G11B7/257; G11B2007/25705; G11B2007/25706; G11B2007/25708; G11B2007/2571; G11B2007/25715; G11B2007/25716; G11B7/244; G11B7/253; G11B7/2531; G11B7/2533; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A recording medium which comprises a substrate, a first inorganic material layer which exhibits sufficient light absorbitivity for projecting light to generate heat upon absorption of said projected light and which overlies said substrate, a second inorganic material which exhibits a read-out light transmissivity higher than that of said first inorganic material layer and which overlies said first inorganic material layer, and a recording layer which is disposed over said second inorganic material layer and which contains at least one organic material as a principal component so that said recording layer is capable of forming recesses or holes upon receiving heat generated from said first inorganic material layer; said first inorganic material layer containing at least 65 atomic% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Bi, Te, Sb, Ge, Sn, Pb, Cr, Nb, Ni, Pd, Fe, Pt, Re, Ta, Th, Ti, Zr and Tl and up to 35 atomic% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se and O.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A recording medium which comprises a substrate, a first inorganic material layer which exhibits sufficient light absorbitivity for projecting light to generate heat upon absorption of said projected light and which overlies said substrate, a second inorganic material which exhibits a read-out light transmissivity higher than that of said first inorganic material layer and which overlies said first inorganic material layer, and a recording layer which is disposed over said second inorganic material layer and which contains at least one organic material as a principal component so that said recording layer is capable of forming recesses or holes upon receiving heat generated from said first inorganic material layer; said first inorganic material layer containing at least 65 atomic% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Bi, Te, Sb, Ge, Sn, Pb, Cr, Nb, Ni, Pd, Fe, Pt, Re, Ta, Th, Ti, Zr and Tl and up to 35 atomic% of at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se and O.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
127 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the first inorganic material is an inorganic material represented by a formula A x .B y where A denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Bi, Te, Sb, Pb, Ge and Sn, and B denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se and O, and where 65≦x≦100 and 0≦y≦35, and the second inorganic material is an inorganic material represented by a formula D s .E t where D denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Bi, Te, Sb, Pd, Ge and Sn, and E denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se and O, and where 25≦s≦60 and 40≦t≦75.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A recording medium according to claim 2, wherein said first inorganic material layer is made of an inorganic material represented by a formula A x .B y where A denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of In, Bi, Te, Sb, Pb, Ge and Sn, while B denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se and O, and where 65≦x≦80 and 20≦y≦35.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A recording medium according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the organic material film is made of an organic material which has a melting point or a softening point of 60° C. to 200° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein said first and second inorganic material layers have a composition variation in a direction of their thickness.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a thickness of said first inorganic material layer lies in a range of 30 nm to 300 nm, a thickness of said second inorganic material layer lies in a range of 20 nm to 300 nm, and a thickness of the organic material film lies in a range of 20 nm to 250 nm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a thickness (d) of said second inorganic material layer lies in a range of 20 nm to 300 nm, and a relation of 2·n·d=mλ±Δλ (where n denotes a refractive index, m an integer, and λ a wavelength of the readout light, and 30 nm ≦Δλ≦90 nm holds) is fulfilled.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, wherein at least one stabilizing layer is disposed in proximity to at least one surface of said first inorganic material layer and said recording layer being disposed over said at least one stabilizing layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said at least one stabilizng layer contains as its principal component at least one element selected from the group consisting of Au, Ag, Al, Pd, Ti, Zr, Rh, Pt, Th, Cr, Ni, Co, Sn, Ge and Si.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
A recording medium according to claim 9, wherein two stabilizing layers are provided, that one of the stabilizng layers which exists on a side remote from said recording film having a thickness of 1 nm to 50 nm, and the other stabilizing layer which exists on a side close to said recording film having a thickness of 1 nm to 10 nm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of said first inorganic material layer is 20 nm to 300 nm, and a thickness of said recording film is 20 nm to 200 nm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A recording medium according to claim 8, 9, or 10, wherein a thickness of said first inorganic material layer is 2 to 300 nm, and a thickness of said recording film is 20 nm to 200 nm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is comprised of glass or a synthetic resin.
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