Title : 
Effects of the exchange stiffness constant and distribution on the recording characteristics of perpendicular media
         
        
            Author : 
Miyashita, E. ; Taguchi, R. ; Funabashi, N. ; Tamaki, T. ; Okuda, H.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Recording Technol. & Mech. Eng., Sci. & Tech. Res. Labs., Tokyo, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The relationship between the exchange stiffness constant of a perpendicular medium- and high-density recording characteristics was investigated by micromagnetic simulation. As the exchange stiffness increases, larger magnetic clusters are formed in the ac-erased magnetization state. The shortest recordable bit length of the medium corresponds to the cluster size observed in the ac-erased magnetization state. The slope of the magnetization loop also correlates with the average magnetic cluster size.
         
        
            Keywords : 
exchange interactions (electron); magnetisation; perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; perpendicular magnetic recording; ac-erased magnetization state; anisotropic constant; cluster size; easy axis direction; exchange stiffness constant; high-density recording characteristics; magnetic cluster size; magnetization loop; micromagnetic simulation; normal distribution; perpendicular media; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Computer simulation; Equations; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Perpendicular magnetic recording; Saturation magnetization; Soft magnetic materials;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TMAG.2002.801835