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Magneto-optical recording medium and method of producing the same
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-08-22
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Granted: 1992-04-28
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Expires: 2009-08-22
Abstract
Abstract A magneto-optical recording medium has a substrate and a recording layer which is formed on the substrate. The recording layer is formed of a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earth metal films which are alternately formed one on the other, and at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti is contained in the rare earth metal films or the transition metal films.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryoichi Yamamoto
- 👤 Takashi Yamada
- 👤 Satoshi Matsubaguchi
- 👤 Akira Nahara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:34
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10582; G11B11/10586; G11B11/10584; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer which is formed on the substrate and is in the form of a thin film containing rare earth metal and transition metal as the major components characterized in that said recording layer comprises a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earth metal films, which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other, wherein at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti is contained substantially only in the rare earth metal films.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer which is formed on the substrate and is in the form of a thin film containing rare earth metal and transition metal as the major components characterized in that said recording layer comprises a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earth metal films, which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other, wherein at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti is contained substantially only in the rare earth metal films.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A magneto-optical recording medium as defined in claim 1 in which said metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti is Cr.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A magneto-optical recording medium as defined in claim 1 in which the amount of said metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti to be contained in the rare earth metal film is 0.4 to 18.0 atomic % of the whole recording layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A magneto-optical recording medium as defined in claim 1 in which the period of lamination of the recording layer is 6 to 60 A.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of producing a magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer formed thereon, the recording layer being formed of a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earthy metal films which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other and at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti being contained substantially only in the rare earth metal films, said method characterized in that first and second targets are disposed in a sputter chamber which is kept at a predetermined vacuum, and the first and second targets are simultaneously and continuously sputtered while a substrate is passed alternately above the first and second targets at a predetermined distance therefrom at a constant speed, the first target being formed of a transition metal and the second target being formed of rare earth metal wherein said second target alone includes at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
174 words
A method of producing a magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer formed thereon, the recording layer being formed of a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earthy metal films which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other and at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti being contained substantially only in the rare earth metal films, said method characterized in that first and second targets are disposed in a sputter chamber which is kept at a predetermined vacuum, and the first and second targets are simultaneously and continuously sputtered while a substrate is passed alternately above the first and second targets at a predetermined distance therefrom at a constant speed, the first target being formed of a transition metal and the second target being formed of rare earth metal wherein said second target alone includes at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
101 words
A magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer which is formed on the substrate and is in the form of a thin film containing rare earth metal and transition metal as the major components characterized in that said recording layer comprises a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earth metal films, which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other, wherein at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti is contained substantially only in the transition metal films.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
101 words
A magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer which is formed on the substrate and is in the form of a thin film containing rare earth metal and transition metal as the major components characterized in that said recording layer comprises a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earth metal films, which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other, wherein at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti is contained substantially only in the transition metal films.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A magneto-optical recording medium as defined in claim 6 in which said metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti is Cr.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A magneto-optical recording medium as defined in claim 6 in which the amount of said metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti to be contained in the transition metal film is 0.2 to 15.0 atomic % of the whole recording layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A magneto-optical recording medium as defined in claim 6 in which the period of lamination of the recording layer is 6 to 60 A.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A magneto-optical recording medium as defined in claim 6 in which the uppermost and lowermost layers of said recording layer are of transition metal.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of producing a magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer formed thereon, the recording layer being formed of a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earth metal films which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other and at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti being contained substantially only in the transition metal films, said method characterized in that first and second targets are disposed in a sputter chamber which is kept at a predetermined vacuum, and the first and second targets are simultaneously and continuously sputtered while a substrate is passed alternately above the first and second targets at a predetermined distance therefrom at a constant speed, the first target being formed of rare earth metal and the second target being formed of transition metal wherein said second target alone includes at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of producing a magneto-optical recording medium having a substrate and a recording layer formed thereon, the recording layer being formed of a plurality of transition metal films and a plurality of rare earth metal films which are formed as separate film layers on the substrate and which are alternately formed one on the other and at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti being contained substantially only in the transition metal films, said method characterized in that first and second targets are disposed in a sputter chamber which is kept at a predetermined vacuum, and the first and second targets are simultaneously and continuously sputtered while a substrate is passed alternately above the first and second targets at a predetermined distance therefrom at a constant speed, the first target being formed of rare earth metal and the second target being formed of transition metal wherein said second target alone includes at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Cr, Al and Ti.
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