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Perpendicular magnetic-recording medium
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1984-03-12
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Granted: 1986-12-16
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Expires: 2004-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A perpendicular magnetic-recording medium wherein an amorphous alloy layer of nickel and phosphorus is formed on a disc substrate; the surface of the alloy layer is smoothed with high precision; and a ferromagnetic Co-based perpendicular magnetic-recording layer is formed on the smoothed surface of the alloy layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Sagoi
- 👤 Reiji Nishikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:48
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/73; G11B5/7368; G11B5/7371; G11B5/739; G11B5/73911; G11B5/73917; G11B5/73919; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9265; Y10S428/928; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12465; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12771; Y10T428/12861; Y10T428/12931; Y10T428/12944
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
A perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, comprising: a disc substrate; an amorphous alloy layer of nickel (Ni) and phosphorus (P) which is formed on said disc substrate and whose surface is smoothed with high precision, said amorphous alloy layer containing 5-25 atomic percent of phosphorus; and a ferromagnetic Co-Cr based perpendicular magnetic-recording layer formed on the smoothed surface of said amorphous alloy layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
A perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, comprising: a disc substrate; an amorphous alloy layer of nickel (Ni) and phosphorus (P) which is formed on said disc substrate and whose surface is smoothed with high precision, said amorphous alloy layer containing 5-25 atomic percent of phosphorus; and a ferromagnetic Co-Cr based perpendicular magnetic-recording layer formed on the smoothed surface of said amorphous alloy layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, according to claim 1, wherein said disc substrate is prepared from one selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, an alloy of aluminum and an alloy of titanium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, according to claim 1, wherein said amorphous alloy layer and perpendicular magnetic-recording layer are formed on each side of the disc substrate in the order mentioned as counted from below.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
A perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, comprising: a disc substrate; an amorphous alloy layer prepared by alloying phosphorus (P) with at least one metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), and copper (Cu), and formed on said disc substrate, the surface of said amorphous alloy layer being smoothed with high precision; and a ferromagnetic Co-Cr based perpendicular magnetic-recording layer formed on the smoothed surface of said amorphous alloy layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, comprising: a disc substrate; an amorphous alloy layer prepared by alloying phosphorus (P) with at least one metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), and copper (Cu), and formed on said disc substrate, the surface of said amorphous alloy layer being smoothed with high precision; and a ferromagnetic Co-Cr based perpendicular magnetic-recording layer formed on the smoothed surface of said amorphous alloy layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, according to claim 4, wherein said disc substrate is prepared from one selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, an alloy of aluminum and an alloy of titanium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The perpendicular magnetic-recording medium, according to claim 4, wherein said amorphous alloy layer and perpendicular magnetic-recording layer are formed on each side of said disc substrate in the order mentioned as counted from below.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The perpendicular magnetic-recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said amorphous Ni-P alloy layer is 50 microns thick.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The perpendicular magnetic-recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the phosphorus concentration in said amorphous nickel-phosphorus alloy layer ranges between 10 and 20 atomic percent.
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