Title :
Low noise Co/Pd multilayer perpendicular media with granular seed layer
Author :
Ohmori, Hiroyuki ; Maesaka, Akihiro
Author_Institution :
Core Technol. Dev. Center, Sony Corp. Core Technol & Network Co., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A granular seed layer such as Au-SiO2 is effective in reducing medium noise in a Co/Pd multilayer perpendicular recording medium. Clear transitions up to a linear density of 300 kfci can be recorded on the perpendicular medium using a conventional merged magneto-resistive (MR) head
Keywords :
cobalt; magnetic hysteresis; magnetic multilayers; magnetic recording noise; palladium; perpendicular magnetic recording; Au-SiO2; Co; Pd; granular seed layer; linear density; low noise Co/Pd multilayer perpendicular media; magnetoresistive head; medium noise; recording medium; Coercive force; Magnetic films; Magnetic heads; Magnetic multilayers; Magnetic noise; Magnetic recording; Noise reduction; Nonhomogeneous media; Perpendicular magnetic recording; Substrates;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
