JPH04265516A - Magnetic disk medium - Google Patents

Magnetic disk medium

Info

Publication number
JPH04265516A
JPH04265516A JP2466791A JP2466791A JPH04265516A JP H04265516 A JPH04265516 A JP H04265516A JP 2466791 A JP2466791 A JP 2466791A JP 2466791 A JP2466791 A JP 2466791A JP H04265516 A JPH04265516 A JP H04265516A
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
magnetic disk
disk medium
amorphous carbon
protective film
hard amorphous
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
JP2466791A
Other languages
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Mitsuhiro Taki
瀧 充博
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
NEC Corp
Original Assignee
NEC Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by NEC Corp filed Critical NEC Corp
Priority to JP2466791A priority Critical patent/JPH04265516A/en
Publication of JPH04265516A publication Critical patent/JPH04265516A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Landscapes

  • Magnetic Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Magnetic Record Carriers (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a magnetic disk medium which gives little increase in the coefft. of friction against repeated CSS(contact-start-stop) in a magnetic disk device and is hardly damaged and excellent in durability. CONSTITUTION:The disk medium consists of a primary layer comprising Ni-P 2 formed on an aluminum substrate 1 by plating, a magnetic layer comprized of Co-alloy layer 3 formed by sputtering, and a protective base layer comprized of a Si layer 4 formed by sputtering. On this Si protective base layer, a protective film comprized of fluorine-contg. amorphous carbon 5 is formed by CVD or ion beam method.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】0001

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、コンピュータの外部記
憶に用いられる磁気ディスク装置に関し、特に、磁気デ
ィスク媒体に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic disk device used for external storage of a computer, and more particularly to a magnetic disk medium.

【0002】0002

【従来の技術】磁気ディスク媒体は、Ni−Pめっき処
理を施したアルミニウム基板上に、スパッタ法やめっき
法で形成したCo合金の磁性膜を有し、さらにその上に
、耐久性及び耐食性を向上させる目的で保護膜を有する
のが一般的である。保護膜にはスパッタ法によるカーボ
ン膜が用いられるのが一般的である。
[Prior Art] A magnetic disk medium has a Co alloy magnetic film formed by sputtering or plating on a Ni-P plated aluminum substrate, and has durability and corrosion resistance added thereon. It is common to have a protective film for the purpose of improving the performance. A carbon film formed by sputtering is generally used as the protective film.

【0003】スパッタ法によるカーボン膜を改善しよう
と、最近、硬質非晶質カーボンが研究され始めている。 この硬質非晶質カーボンは、Diamond  lik
e  Carbonと呼ばれ、ダイヤモンドに近い高硬
度を有している。スパッタカーボン膜のビッカース硬度
が約1000kg/mm2  であるのに対し、硬質非
晶質カーボン膜は約5000kg/mm2 である。
[0003]Recently, hard amorphous carbon has begun to be studied in order to improve carbon films produced by sputtering. This hard amorphous carbon is Diamond lik
It is called e Carbon and has a high hardness close to that of diamond. The sputtered carbon film has a Vickers hardness of about 1000 kg/mm2, while the hard amorphous carbon film has a Vickers hardness of about 5000 kg/mm2.

【0004】0004

【発明が解決しようとする課題】磁気ディスク装置では
磁気ヘッドと磁気ディスク媒体を接触させた状態で、装
置の起動・停止を行うコンタクトスタートストップ(C
SS)方式が多く用いられている。従来のスパッタ法に
よるカーボン保護膜を有する磁気ディスク媒体は、CS
Sを繰り返し行うと摩擦係数が上昇して装置の起動に支
障をきたしたり、また、媒体表面が損傷するという課題
があった。
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In magnetic disk drives, contact start/stop (C
SS) method is often used. A magnetic disk medium having a carbon protective film formed by the conventional sputtering method is CS
If S is repeated, the coefficient of friction increases, causing problems in starting the device and damaging the surface of the medium.

【0005】また、硬質非晶質カーボン膜は非常に硬く
耐摩耗性には優れているが、潤滑性能が低く高い摩擦係
数を有するという課題があった。
[0005]Although hard amorphous carbon films are very hard and have excellent wear resistance, they have the problem of poor lubrication performance and a high coefficient of friction.

【0006】本発明は従来の上記実情に鑑みてなされた
ものであり、従って本発明の目的は、従来の技術に内在
する上記諸課題を解決することを可能とした新規な磁気
ディスク媒体を提供することにある。
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel magnetic disk medium capable of solving the above-mentioned problems inherent in the conventional technology. It's about doing.

【0007】[0007]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明に係る磁気ディスク媒体は、ふっ素原子を含
む硬質非晶質カーボン保護膜を有する。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a magnetic disk medium according to the present invention has a hard amorphous carbon protective film containing fluorine atoms.

【0008】[0008]

【作用】本発明に係る磁気ディスク媒体は、膜硬度が高
いために耐摩耗性に優れ、そして、ふっ素原子を含むた
めに摩擦係数が低く潤滑性が良いので、耐久性に優れて
いる。
[Operation] The magnetic disk medium according to the present invention has high film hardness, so it has excellent wear resistance, and because it contains fluorine atoms, it has a low coefficient of friction and good lubricity, so it has excellent durability.

【0009】[0009]

【実施例】次に、本発明をその好ましい各実施例につい
て図面を参照して具体的に説する。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

【0010】図1は本発明による磁気ディスク媒体の第
1〜第4の各実施例の断面図である。
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of each of the first to fourth embodiments of the magnetic disk medium according to the present invention.

【0011】図1を参照するに、アルミニウム基板1に
めっきによって形成されたNi−P層2からなる下地層
と、スパッタ法で形成されたCo合金層3からなる磁性
層と、スパッタ法で形成されたSi層4からなる保護膜
下地層と、CVD法あるいはイオンビーム法で形成され
たふっ素含有硬質非晶質カーボン5からなる保護膜層で
構成される。
Referring to FIG. 1, a base layer consisting of a Ni--P layer 2 formed by plating on an aluminum substrate 1, a magnetic layer consisting of a Co alloy layer 3 formed by sputtering, and a magnetic layer consisting of Co alloy layer 3 formed by sputtering. The protective film base layer includes a protective film base layer made of a Si layer 4, and a protective film layer made of fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 formed by a CVD method or an ion beam method.

【0012】図2は本発明に係る磁気ディスク媒体の第
5の実施例の断面を示し、CVD法あるいはイオンビー
ム法で形成された硬質非晶質カーボン6の上にふっ素含
有硬質非晶質カーボン5の保護膜層が成膜されている。
FIG. 2 shows a cross section of a fifth embodiment of the magnetic disk medium according to the present invention, in which fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon is deposited on hard amorphous carbon 6 formed by the CVD method or the ion beam method. No. 5 protective film layer is formed.

【0013】次に、各実施例のふっ素含有硬質非晶質カ
ーボン5の形成方法について説明する。
Next, a method for forming the fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 of each example will be explained.

【0014】[実施例1]  ふっ素含有硬質非晶質カ
ーボン5の形成に用いた直流グロー放電プラズマCVD
装置の構成を図4に示す。真空チャンバ8内に、ガス導
入管9よりメタン(CH4 )と水素(H2 )と四ふ
っ化炭素(CF4 )の混合ガス(混合率;CH4 /
H2 =0.05〜0.2,CF4 /H2 =0.0
1〜0.1)を導入し、真空度を0.1〜10torr
に調整する。基板7に平行に平板型の陽極10と陰極1
1を置き、陽極10には直流電源12より正電圧で数百
ボルトまでの電圧を印加し、電極間でグロー放電プラズ
マを発生させる。 プラズマは導入されたガスと相互作用し、基板7上にふ
っ素含有硬質非晶質カーボン5膜を形成する。放電電流
密度は0.1〜1mA/mm2 、基板温度は室温で行
なった。
[Example 1] Direct current glow discharge plasma CVD used to form fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5
The configuration of the device is shown in Figure 4. A mixed gas of methane (CH4), hydrogen (H2), and carbon tetrafluoride (CF4) (mixing ratio: CH4/
H2 =0.05~0.2, CF4/H2 =0.0
1 to 0.1) and set the vacuum degree to 0.1 to 10 torr.
Adjust to. A flat anode 10 and a cathode 1 are arranged parallel to the substrate 7.
1 is placed, and a positive voltage of up to several hundred volts is applied to the anode 10 from a DC power supply 12 to generate glow discharge plasma between the electrodes. The plasma interacts with the introduced gas to form a fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 film on the substrate 7. The discharge current density was 0.1 to 1 mA/mm2, and the substrate temperature was room temperature.

【0015】[実施例2]  ふっ素含有硬質非晶質カ
ーボン5の形成に用いたRFプラズマCVD装置の構成
を図5に示す。真空チャンバ13内に、ガス導入管14
より、メタン(CH4 )とふっ化炭素の混合ガス(混
合率;CF4 /CH4 =0.01〜0.1)を導入
し、真空度を0.01〜0.2torrに調整する。基
板7に平行に平板型の電極15を置き、電極15にはR
F電源16より周波数13.56MHzのラジオ波を5
0〜2000Wの電力で加え、RF放電プラズマを発生
させる。プラズマは導入されたガスと相互作用し、基板
7上にふっ素含有硬質非晶質カーボン5膜を形成する。 パワー密度0.1〜5W/cm2 、基板温度は室温で
行った。
[Example 2] The configuration of an RF plasma CVD apparatus used to form fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 is shown in FIG. A gas introduction pipe 14 is inserted into the vacuum chamber 13.
Then, a mixed gas of methane (CH4) and carbon fluoride (mixing ratio: CF4/CH4 = 0.01 to 0.1) is introduced, and the degree of vacuum is adjusted to 0.01 to 0.2 torr. A flat electrode 15 is placed parallel to the substrate 7, and the electrode 15 has an R
5 radio waves with a frequency of 13.56 MHz from the F power supply 16
A power of 0-2000 W is applied to generate an RF discharge plasma. The plasma interacts with the introduced gas to form a fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 film on the substrate 7. The power density was 0.1 to 5 W/cm2, and the substrate temperature was room temperature.

【0016】[実施例3]  ふっ素含有硬質非晶質カ
ーボン5の形成に用いたECRプラズマCVD装置の構
成を図6に示す。真空チャンバ17内にガス導入管18
より、メタン(CH4 )と四ふっ化炭素の混合ガス(
混合率;CF4 /CH4 =0.01〜0.1)を導
入し、真空度を10−4〜10−3torrに調整する
。電磁コイル19により、875Gの磁界をプラズマ室
20の回りに発生させ、マイクロ波電源21より周波数
2.45GHzのマイクロ波をプラズマ室20に導入す
ると、電子がサイクロトロン共鳴(ECR)を起こして
プラズマが形成される。プラズマは導入されたガスと相
互作用し、基板7上にふっ素含有硬質非晶質カーボン膜
5を形成する。マイクロ波の投入パワーは50〜150
0W、基板は室温で行った。
[Example 3] The configuration of an ECR plasma CVD apparatus used to form the fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 is shown in FIG. Gas introduction pipe 18 into vacuum chamber 17
From this, a mixed gas of methane (CH4) and carbon tetrafluoride (
A mixing ratio of CF4/CH4 = 0.01 to 0.1) is introduced, and the degree of vacuum is adjusted to 10-4 to 10-3 torr. When a magnetic field of 875 G is generated around the plasma chamber 20 by the electromagnetic coil 19 and microwaves with a frequency of 2.45 GHz are introduced into the plasma chamber 20 from the microwave power source 21, the electrons cause cyclotron resonance (ECR) and the plasma is generated. It is formed. The plasma interacts with the introduced gas to form a fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon film 5 on the substrate 7. Microwave input power is 50 to 150
0W, the substrate was at room temperature.

【0017】[実施例4]  ふっ素含有硬質非晶質カ
ーボン5の形成に用いたイオンビーム蒸着装置の構成を
図7に示す。ガス噴出ノズル22からイオン化チャンバ
23内に噴出されたメタン(CH4 )と四ふっ化炭素
(CF4 )の混合ガス(混合率;CF4 /CH4 
=0.01〜0.1)は、フィラメント24から放出さ
れて電子ビーム加速電極25で加速された高速の電子と
衝突し、一部がイオン化される。イオンは、イオンビー
ム加速電極25によって高速に加速され、基板7に達し
て、ふっ素含有硬質非晶質カーボン5膜が形成される。
[Example 4] FIG. 7 shows the configuration of an ion beam evaporation apparatus used to form the fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5. A mixed gas (mixing ratio: CF4/CH4) of methane (CH4) and carbon tetrafluoride (CF4) is ejected from the gas ejection nozzle 22 into the ionization chamber 23.
=0.01 to 0.1) collide with high-speed electrons emitted from the filament 24 and accelerated by the electron beam accelerating electrode 25, and a portion of them is ionized. The ions are accelerated at high speed by the ion beam accelerating electrode 25, reach the substrate 7, and a fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 film is formed.

【0018】[実施例5]  直流グロー放電プラズマ
CVD装置を用いて、メタン(CH4)と水素(H2 
)の混合ガス(混合率;CH4 /H2 =0.1〜1
.0)より硬質非晶質カーボン6を形成し、その上に、
前記実施例1と同様にしてふっ素含有硬質非晶質カーボ
ン5を形成した。同様にして、RFプラズマCVD法、
ECRプラズマCVD法、及びインオビーム法を用いて
も行うことができる。
[Example 5] Methane (CH4) and hydrogen (H2
) mixed gas (mixing ratio; CH4 /H2 =0.1-1
.. 0) Form harder amorphous carbon 6, and on top of that,
Fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 5 was formed in the same manner as in Example 1 above. Similarly, RF plasma CVD method,
It can also be performed using the ECR plasma CVD method and the in-o-beam method.

【0019】本発明の実施例1〜5の磁気ディスク媒体
のCSS試験結果を従来のスパッタ法によるカーボン保
護膜を有する磁気ディスク媒体の結果と比較して図3に
示す。ここで、CSS試験には、Al2 O3 TiC
から成る15g荷重のワトラスジンバル型磁気ヘッドを
使用した。また、CSS試験を行った各例の保護膜の膜
厚を表1に示す。
FIG. 3 shows the CSS test results of the magnetic disk media of Examples 1 to 5 of the present invention in comparison with the results of the magnetic disk media having a carbon protective film formed by the conventional sputtering method. Here, for the CSS test, Al2O3TiC
A Watrous gimbal type magnetic head with a load of 15 g was used. Table 1 also shows the thickness of the protective film of each example subjected to the CSS test.

【0020】[0020]

【表1】[Table 1]

【0021】[0021]

【0022】図3より、従来例では、CSS回数と共に
摩擦係数が上昇し、CSS4万回で媒体表面が損傷した
。本発明の実施例は摩擦係数の上昇が小さく、CSS5
万回で媒体表面に損傷はなかった。
From FIG. 3, in the conventional example, the friction coefficient increased with the number of CSSs, and the medium surface was damaged after 40,000 CSSs. The embodiment of the present invention has a small increase in the coefficient of friction and has a CSS5
There was no damage to the media surface after 10,000 cycles.

【0023】[0023]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明によれば、
保護膜として膜硬度が高く、ふっ素原子を含み、潤滑性
に優れるふっ素含有硬質非晶質カーボン膜を用いたため
に、従来と比べ、繰り返しCSSによる摩擦係数の上昇
が小さく、損傷しにくく、耐久性が優れているという効
果が得られる。
[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
Because we use a fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon film that has high film hardness, contains fluorine atoms, and has excellent lubricity as a protective film, the increase in the coefficient of friction due to repeated CSS is smaller than before, making it less likely to be damaged and more durable. The effect is that it is superior.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

【図1】本発明に係る磁気ディスク媒体の実施例1〜4
の断面図である。
FIG. 1: Examples 1 to 4 of magnetic disk media according to the present invention
FIG.

【図2】本発明に係る磁気ディスク媒体の実施例5の断
面図である。
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of Example 5 of the magnetic disk medium according to the present invention.

【図3】本発明による実施例のCSS試験結果を従来例
と比較した図である。
FIG. 3 is a diagram comparing CSS test results of an example according to the present invention with a conventional example.

【図4】実施例1、5に用いられた直流グロー放電プラ
ズマCVD装置の構成を示す概略断面図である。
FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a DC glow discharge plasma CVD apparatus used in Examples 1 and 5.

【図5】実施例2に用いられたRFプラズマCVD装置
の構成を示す概略断面図である。
FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an RF plasma CVD apparatus used in Example 2.

【図6】実施例3に用いられたECRプラズマCVD装
置の構成を示す概略断面図である。
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an ECR plasma CVD apparatus used in Example 3.

【図7】実施例4に用いられたイオンビーム蒸着装置の
構成を示す概略断面図である。
7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of an ion beam evaporation apparatus used in Example 4. FIG.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1…アルミニウム基板 2…Ni−P層 3…Co合金層 4…Si層 5…ふっ素含有硬質非晶質カーボン 6…硬質非晶質カーボン 7…基板 8…真空チャンバ 9…ガス導入管 10…陽極 11…陰極 12…直流電源 13…真空チャンバ 14…ガス導入管 15…電極 16…RF電源 17…真空チャンバ 18…ガス導入管 19…電磁コイル 20…プラズマ室 21…マイクロ波電源 22…ガス噴出ノズル 23…電子ビーム加速電極 24…フィラメント 25…イオンビーム加速電極 26…真空チャンバ 27…イオンビーム加速電極 1...Aluminum substrate 2...Ni-P layer 3...Co alloy layer 4...Si layer 5...Fluorine-containing hard amorphous carbon 6...Hard amorphous carbon 7...Substrate 8...Vacuum chamber 9...Gas introduction pipe 10...Anode 11...Cathode 12...DC power supply 13...Vacuum chamber 14...Gas introduction pipe 15...electrode 16...RF power supply 17...Vacuum chamber 18...Gas introduction pipe 19...Electromagnetic coil 20...Plasma chamber 21...Microwave power supply 22...Gas jet nozzle 23...Electron beam accelerating electrode 24...Filament 25...Ion beam accelerating electrode 26...Vacuum chamber 27...Ion beam accelerating electrode

Claims (6)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】  ふっ素原子を含む硬質非晶質カーボン
保護膜を有することを特徴とした磁気ディスク媒体。
1. A magnetic disk medium characterized by having a hard amorphous carbon protective film containing fluorine atoms.
【請求項2】  前記ふっ素原子が前記硬質非晶質カー
ボン保護膜の上層のみに含まれることを更に特徴とする
請求項1に記載の磁気ディスク媒体。
2. The magnetic disk medium according to claim 1, further characterized in that the fluorine atoms are contained only in the upper layer of the hard amorphous carbon protective film.
【請求項3】  前記硬質非晶質カーボン保護膜を直流
グロー放電プラズマCVD(Chemical  Va
per  Deposition)法によって形成する
ことを更に特徴とする請求項1または請求項2のいずれ
か1項に記載の磁気ディスク媒体。
3. The hard amorphous carbon protective film is formed by direct current glow discharge plasma CVD (Chemical Vacuum
3. The magnetic disk medium according to claim 1, further characterized in that the magnetic disk medium is formed by a per-deposition method.
【請求項4】  前記硬質非晶質カーボン保護膜をRF
プラズマCVD法によって形成することを更に特徴とす
る請求項1または請求項2のいずれか1項に記載の磁気
ディスク媒体。
4. The hard amorphous carbon protective film is subjected to RF
3. The magnetic disk medium according to claim 1, further characterized in that the magnetic disk medium is formed by a plasma CVD method.
【請求項5】  前記硬質非晶質カーボン保護膜をEC
R(ElectronCyclotron  Reso
nance)プラズマCVD法によって形成することを
更に特徴とする請求項1または請求項2のいずれか1項
に記載の磁気ディスク媒体。
5. The hard amorphous carbon protective film is coated with EC.
R (Electron Cyclotron Reso
3. The magnetic disk medium according to claim 1, further characterized in that the magnetic disk medium is formed by a plasma CVD method.
【請求項6】  前記硬質非晶質カーボン保護膜をイオ
ンビーム法によって形成することを更に特徴とする請求
項1または請求項2のいずれか1項に記載の磁気ディス
ク媒体。
6. The magnetic disk medium according to claim 1, further characterized in that the hard amorphous carbon protective film is formed by an ion beam method.
JP2466791A 1991-02-19 1991-02-19 Magnetic disk medium Pending JPH04265516A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2466791A JPH04265516A (en) 1991-02-19 1991-02-19 Magnetic disk medium

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2466791A JPH04265516A (en) 1991-02-19 1991-02-19 Magnetic disk medium

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPH04265516A true JPH04265516A (en) 1992-09-21

Family

ID=12144496

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP2466791A Pending JPH04265516A (en) 1991-02-19 1991-02-19 Magnetic disk medium

Country Status (1)

Country Link
JP (1) JPH04265516A (en)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0942072A3 (en) * 1998-03-12 1999-10-13 Lucent Technologies Inc. Method for fabricating fluorinated diamond-like carbon layers
US6468617B1 (en) 1993-07-20 2002-10-22 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Apparatus for fabricating coating and method of fabricating the coating
US6835523B1 (en) 1993-05-09 2004-12-28 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Apparatus for fabricating coating and method of fabricating the coating

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6835523B1 (en) 1993-05-09 2004-12-28 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Apparatus for fabricating coating and method of fabricating the coating
US6468617B1 (en) 1993-07-20 2002-10-22 Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. Apparatus for fabricating coating and method of fabricating the coating
EP0942072A3 (en) * 1998-03-12 1999-10-13 Lucent Technologies Inc. Method for fabricating fluorinated diamond-like carbon layers
US6312766B1 (en) 1998-03-12 2001-11-06 Agere Systems Guardian Corp. Article comprising fluorinated diamond-like carbon and method for fabricating article

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5275850A (en) Process for producing a magnetic disk having a metal containing hard carbon coating by plasma chemical vapor deposition under a negative self bias
US7402350B2 (en) Highly tetrahedral amorphous carbon coatings and systems and methods for their production
US5679431A (en) Sputtered carbon overcoat in a thin-film medium and sputtering method
US6001431A (en) Process for fabricating a magnetic recording medium
US20010031382A1 (en) Magnetic recording medium and method for improving wettability of a protective film of the magnetic recording medium
JPS62183023A (en) Magnetic recording medium
US4824724A (en) Magnetic recording medium
JPH04265516A (en) Magnetic disk medium
US20080318085A1 (en) Method of forming a protective film and a magnetic recording medium having a protective film
JP2005330556A (en) Carbon-based sliding material
JP4253515B2 (en) Carbon protective film manufacturing method, magnetic recording medium manufacturing method, magnetic head manufacturing method, and film forming apparatus
JPH0841645A (en) Thin film forming device
JPH06248458A (en) Plasma treatment device and production of magnetic disk by using this device
CN1025254C (en) Magnetic recording medium
JP2001126233A (en) Method for manufacturing magnetic recording medium
JPH01201819A (en) Magnetic recording medium
JPS62219235A (en) Production of magnetic recording medium
JPH11161947A (en) Production of magnetic recording medium
US5817429A (en) Magnetic recording medium
JP2000226670A (en) Cvd device, and manufacture of magnetic recording medium
JP2001028120A (en) Device for manufacturing magnetic recording medium
Inaba et al. Development of CH4-radio-frequency-plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method with a positively self-biased electrode for diamond-like carbon film
JPH10172140A (en) Production of magnetic recording medium and apparatus for production thereof
JPH02132623A (en) Magnetic recording medium
JPH01213827A (en) Thin film magnetic recording medium