JPS63257916A - Magnetic recording medium - Google Patents

Magnetic recording medium

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JPS63257916A
JPS63257916A JP9084787A JP9084787A JPS63257916A JP S63257916 A JPS63257916 A JP S63257916A JP 9084787 A JP9084787 A JP 9084787A JP 9084787 A JP9084787 A JP 9084787A JP S63257916 A JPS63257916 A JP S63257916A
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Masataka Fujii
正孝 藤井
Sukeo Saito
斉藤 翼生
Hiroyasu Nakajima
中島 博泰
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PURPOSE:To increase recording density without decreasing the thickness of a thin magnetic film, amt. of spacing and the thickness of a protective film by constituting the thin magnetic film in such a manner that the coercive force in the thickness direction thereof is smaller the nearer the substrate. CONSTITUTION:This recording medium is constituted by forming an underlying film 3 consisting of a cobalt-phosphorus alloy and chromium on an aluminum substrate 2 consisting of an aluminum base material, then forming the thin magnetic film 4 consisting of a cobalt-nickel alloy thereon and further, forming a lubricative carbon for improving the corrosion resistance of the film 4 and the sliding resistance of a head 6 on the film 4. The coercive force Hc of the thin 4 is changed according to the thickness direction of the film 4 so that the coercive force in the thickness direction is smaller the nearer the substrate. The coercive force of the thin magnetic film is, therefore, relatively increased without decreasing the thickness of the thin magnetic film, the amt. of spacing and the thickness of the protective film.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、磁気記憶装置に関し、特に、磁気ディスク装
置及びフロッピーディスク装置に使用される磁気記録媒
体に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a magnetic storage device, and particularly to a magnetic recording medium used in a magnetic disk device and a floppy disk device.

〔従来技術〕[Prior art]

磁気記憶装置の高記録密度化に伴ない、磁気記録媒体の
高保磁力が必要となり、それに対撚するためにメッキ法
、蒸着法、スパッタ法等で磁性薄膜を形成する磁気記録
媒体が検討されている。第4図は、従来のメッキ法、蒸
着法、スパッタ法等による磁気ディスク装置用の磁気記
録媒体の断面図である。第4図において、磁性薄膜記録
媒体1は、アルミニウム素材からなるアルミ基板2上に
、下地膜3、磁性薄膜4.保護膜5をメッキ法、蒸着法
、スパッタリング法等により順次形成している。下地膜
3は1通常磁性薄膜4の耐食性及び強度向上等のために
クロム(Cr)膜が使用されているが、磁性薄膜4の組
成によって下地膜3の材質も変わって来る。前記の場合
には、磁性薄膜4の組成は、コバルト−ニッケル(Co
−Ni)系合金である。また、保護膜5は、磁性薄膜4
の耐食性及びヘッド6との耐摺動特性を向上させるため
に潤滑性の材質、例えばカーボン(C)を使用している
。このような磁性薄膜記録媒体1は、保磁力HCが高く
、また、その特徴を生かすためにも、ヘッド6と磁性薄
膜記録媒体1の表面までのスペーシング量aを約0.2
μm位と小さくシ、かつ。
As the recording density of magnetic storage devices increases, magnetic recording media need to have high coercive force, and magnetic recording media that form magnetic thin films using plating, vapor deposition, sputtering, etc. are being considered to counter twist. There is. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a magnetic recording medium for a magnetic disk device using a conventional plating method, vapor deposition method, sputtering method, or the like. In FIG. 4, a magnetic thin film recording medium 1 is constructed of an aluminum substrate 2 made of an aluminum material, a base film 3, a magnetic thin film 4. The protective film 5 is sequentially formed by a plating method, a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, or the like. The base film 3 is usually a chromium (Cr) film to improve the corrosion resistance and strength of the magnetic thin film 4, but the material of the base film 3 varies depending on the composition of the magnetic thin film 4. In the above case, the composition of the magnetic thin film 4 is cobalt-nickel (Co
-Ni) based alloy. Further, the protective film 5 is a magnetic thin film 4
A lubricating material such as carbon (C) is used to improve the corrosion resistance of the head 6 and the sliding resistance with respect to the head 6. Such a magnetic thin film recording medium 1 has a high coercive force HC, and in order to take advantage of this feature, the spacing amount a between the head 6 and the surface of the magnetic thin film recording medium 1 is set to approximately 0.2.
It is as small as μm.

保護WA5の厚みbは約0.05μm、磁性薄膜4の厚
みCは約0.05〜0.1μm程度となっている。なお
、この種の磁性薄膜記録媒体1に関連するものについて
は、例えば1日本応用磁気学会誌、Vo 1.l O,
No、1(1986)の第7頁から第9頁において論じ
られている。
The thickness b of the protection WA5 is approximately 0.05 μm, and the thickness C of the magnetic thin film 4 is approximately 0.05 to 0.1 μm. For information related to this type of magnetic thin film recording medium 1, see, for example, 1 Journal of the Japanese Society of Applied Magnetics, Vol. l O,
No. 1 (1986), pages 7-9.

第5図は、ヘッド6の表面からの距離とヘッド6の水平
方向磁界強度の関係を磁界解析計算により求めた図であ
り、ヘッド表面からの距離y[μm]が大きくなるに従
い、ヘッドの水平方向磁界強度Hχ[Oe]が急激に低
下する。高記録密度化には磁性薄膜記録媒体lの保磁力
Heを大きくすることが一策であるが、従来では第4図
及び第5図に示すように、ヘッド6から磁性薄膜4の下
面までの距離eにおけるヘット6の水平方向磁界強度H
χ2以下すなわち、He:raHχ2になるように磁性
薄膜記録媒体1の保磁力HOを設定する必要があり、保
磁力Heを余り大きくすることはできない。
FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the distance from the surface of the head 6 and the horizontal magnetic field strength of the head 6, obtained by magnetic field analysis calculation. As the distance y [μm] from the head surface increases, the horizontal direction of the head increases. The directional magnetic field strength Hχ [Oe] decreases rapidly. One way to increase the recording density is to increase the coercive force He of the magnetic thin film recording medium l, but conventionally, as shown in FIGS. Horizontal magnetic field strength H of head 6 at distance e
It is necessary to set the coercive force HO of the magnetic thin film recording medium 1 so that it is less than χ2, that is, He:raHχ2, and the coercive force He cannot be made too large.

また、ヘッド6から磁性薄膜4の下面までの距sIeを
小さくするには、磁性薄膜4の厚みCを薄くすることも
できるが、その場合には、再生出力が低下することにな
る。また、ヘッド6と磁性薄膜記録媒体1の表面までの
スペーシング量a及び保護膜5の厚みbを小さくするこ
ともできるが。
Further, in order to reduce the distance sIe from the head 6 to the lower surface of the magnetic thin film 4, the thickness C of the magnetic thin film 4 can be reduced, but in that case, the reproduction output will be reduced. Furthermore, the spacing amount a between the head 6 and the surface of the magnetic thin film recording medium 1 and the thickness b of the protective film 5 can also be reduced.

この場合には、ヘッド6と磁性薄膜記録媒体1との摺動
特性の信頼性を大幅に低下させることになる。
In this case, the reliability of the sliding characteristics between the head 6 and the magnetic thin film recording medium 1 will be significantly reduced.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

しかしながら、上記従来技術では、磁性薄膜記録媒体l
の高保磁力の特徴を充分反映させるための配I#がされ
ておらず、高記録密度化に対して。
However, in the above conventional technology, the magnetic thin film recording medium l
The arrangement I# is not designed to fully reflect the characteristics of high coercive force of the magnetic disk, and this is necessary for increasing the recording density.

保磁力を余り大きくできず、また、保磁力を大きくしよ
うとした場合には、再生出力の低下や、ヘッド6と磁性
薄膜記録媒体1との摺動特性の信頼性を低下させるとい
う問題があった。
If the coercive force cannot be increased too much, and if an attempt is made to increase the coercive force, there are problems such as a decrease in reproduction output and a decrease in the reliability of the sliding characteristics between the head 6 and the magnetic thin film recording medium 1. Ta.

本発明は、前記問題点を解決するためになされたもので
ある。
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

本発明の目的は、磁性薄膜の厚み及びスペーシング量と
保護膜の厚みを薄くすることなく、高記録密度化を達成
することができる磁性薄膜記録媒体を提供することにあ
る。
An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic thin film recording medium that can achieve high recording density without reducing the thickness and spacing of the magnetic thin film and the thickness of the protective film.

本発明の前記ならびにその他の目的と新規な特徴は1本
明I書の記述及び添付図面によって明らかになるであろ
う。
The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become clear from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

本願において開示される発明のうち1代表的なものの概
要を簡単に説明すれば、下記のとおりである。
A brief overview of one typical invention disclosed in this application is as follows.

すなわち、磁性薄膜を有する磁気記録媒体において、前
記磁性薄膜をその厚さ方向の保磁力が前記基板に近づく
程小さくなるように構成されたものである。
That is, in a magnetic recording medium having a magnetic thin film, the coercive force in the thickness direction of the magnetic thin film decreases as it approaches the substrate.

〔作用〕[Effect]

前記手段によれば、磁気記憶装置において、記のために
は、ヘッドの水平方向磁界強度Hχより性薄膜の保磁力
Heを厚み方向に変化させることにより1重ね書きによ
るS/N比を低下させることなく、磁性薄膜の保磁力H
eを高くすることができる。
According to the above means, in the magnetic storage device, the S/N ratio due to one overwrite is reduced by changing the coercive force He of the thin film in the thickness direction from the horizontal magnetic field strength Hχ of the head. The coercive force H of the magnetic thin film is
e can be increased.

〔発明の実施例〕[Embodiments of the invention]

以下1本発明の一実施例を1図面を用いて具体的に説明
する。
An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to one drawing.

なお、実施例を説明するための全回において。In addition, in all the times for explaining the example.

同一機能を有するものは同一符号を付け、その繰り返し
の説明は省略する。
Components having the same function are given the same reference numerals, and repeated explanations thereof will be omitted.

第1図は、本発明の一実施例の磁気記録媒体の概略構成
及び磁性薄膜厚に対する保磁力との関係を説明するため
の説明図である。
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the schematic structure of a magnetic recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention and the relationship between coercive force and magnetic thin film thickness.

第1図において、磁性薄膜記録媒体lは、アルミニウム
素材からなるアルミ基板2上に、コバルト−リン(Co
 −P)系合金及びクロム(Cr)の下地膜3をメッキ
法、蒸着法、スパッタリング法等により形成し、次に、
コバルト−ニッケル(C。
In FIG. 1, a magnetic thin film recording medium 1 is made of cobalt-phosphorus (Co) on an aluminum substrate 2 made of an aluminum material.
-P) based alloy and chromium (Cr) base film 3 is formed by a plating method, vapor deposition method, sputtering method, etc., and then,
Cobalt-nickel (C.

、、=Ni)系合金からなる磁性薄膜4を蒸着法または
スパッタリング法により0.05μm〜0.1μmの厚
みで形成し、更に磁性薄膜4の上部には磁性薄膜4の耐
食性及びヘッド6との耐摺動特性を向上させるために潤
滑性のカーボン(C)を蒸着法またはスパッタリング法
により約0.05μmの厚みで形成している。この場合
、磁性薄膜4の保磁力Heは、磁性薄膜4の厚み方向に
よって変化させである。すなわち、アルミ基板2側の磁
性薄膜4の下面部の保磁力Hc 2及び磁性薄膜記録媒
体1の表面側の磁性薄11A4の上面部の保磁力Hcl
は、Hcs >HC2の関係を有し、かつ、第5図に示
すヘッド6の表面からの距離yに対するヘッド6の水平
方向磁界強度Hχよりも小さくなるようにしである(H
e≦Hχ)。例えば、ヘッド6の表面からの距離yがe
の時はHc2≦Hχ2、dの時はHe r≦Hχ1であ
る。
A magnetic thin film 4 made of a Ni)-based alloy is formed with a thickness of 0.05 μm to 0.1 μm by vapor deposition or sputtering. In order to improve the sliding properties, lubricating carbon (C) is formed to a thickness of about 0.05 μm by vapor deposition or sputtering. In this case, the coercive force He of the magnetic thin film 4 is changed depending on the thickness direction of the magnetic thin film 4. That is, the coercive force Hc 2 of the lower surface of the magnetic thin film 4 on the aluminum substrate 2 side and the coercive force Hcl of the upper surface of the magnetic thin film 11A4 on the front side of the magnetic thin film recording medium 1
has the relationship Hcs > HC2, and is set to be smaller than the horizontal magnetic field strength Hχ of the head 6 with respect to the distance y from the surface of the head 6 shown in FIG.
e≦Hχ). For example, if the distance y from the surface of the head 6 is e
When d, Hc2≦Hχ2, and when d, Her≦Hχ1.

また、磁性薄膜4の保磁力Heを厚み方向に変化させる
ことは、斜め蒸着法によりできる。第2図は、斜め蒸着
法における入射角θと保磁力Heとの関係を表わす図で
あるが、入射角θを大きくすることにより保磁力を高く
することができる。
Further, the coercive force He of the magnetic thin film 4 can be changed in the thickness direction by an oblique vapor deposition method. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the incident angle θ and the coercive force He in the oblique vapor deposition method, and the coercive force can be increased by increasing the incident angle θ.

すなわち、蒸着時間の経過と共に傾斜角θを叙々に大き
くしてゆくことにより、容易に磁性薄膜4の保磁力He
を厚み方向に高くしてゆくことができる。また、磁性薄
膜4の保磁力Heを厚み方向に変化させる他の方法とし
ては、第3図に示すように、酸素流量を磁性薄膜形成時
間経過に伴なって増加させてゆく方法がある。この他に
も、磁性薄膜の保磁力Heを厚み方向に変化させる方法
は種々あるが、いずれの方法によってもよい。また、メ
ッキ法によって磁性薄膜4を形成する場合においても同
様に、液のPH,液温、電流密度等を磁性4の形成時間
の経過と共に変化させることにより、容易に磁性薄膜4
の保磁力Heを厚み方向に変化させることは可能である
。いずれの方法も。
That is, by gradually increasing the inclination angle θ as the deposition time progresses, the coercive force He of the magnetic thin film 4 can be easily increased.
can be increased in the thickness direction. Another method for changing the coercive force He of the magnetic thin film 4 in the thickness direction is to increase the oxygen flow rate as the magnetic thin film formation time elapses, as shown in FIG. In addition to this, there are various methods for changing the coercive force He of the magnetic thin film in the thickness direction, and any method may be used. Similarly, when forming the magnetic thin film 4 by the plating method, the magnetic thin film 4 can be easily formed by changing the pH, temperature, current density, etc. of the liquid as time passes for forming the magnetic 4.
It is possible to change the coercive force He in the thickness direction. Either way.

磁性薄膜記録媒体lの磁性薄膜4の保磁力Heを厚み方
向に変化させるもの、すなわち下面側は低く、上面側が
高くさせるものであれば、何ら本発明から逸脱するもの
ではない。
As long as the coercive force He of the magnetic thin film 4 of the magnetic thin film recording medium 1 is changed in the thickness direction, that is, it is made lower on the lower surface side and higher on the upper surface side, it does not deviate from the present invention.

薄膜の保磁力を厚み方向に変化させるため、磁性薄膜の
厚みを小さくする必要はなく、また、ヘッドと磁性薄膜
記録媒体の表面のスペーシング量及び保護膜の厚みを薄
くせずに磁性薄膜の保磁力を比較的高くすることができ
るので、S/N比及び記録密度特性を向上させ、しかも
ヘッドと磁性薄膜記録媒体との摺動特性の信頼性の低減
を防止することができる。
Since the coercive force of the thin film changes in the thickness direction, there is no need to reduce the thickness of the magnetic thin film, and the thickness of the magnetic thin film can be changed without reducing the spacing between the head and the surface of the magnetic thin film recording medium and the thickness of the protective film. Since the coercive force can be made relatively high, it is possible to improve the S/N ratio and recording density characteristics, and to prevent a decrease in the reliability of the sliding characteristics between the head and the magnetic thin film recording medium.

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

第1図は、本発明の一実施例の磁性薄膜記録媒体の概略
構成及び磁性薄膜厚l;対する保磁力との関係を説明す
る説明図。 第2図は、磁性薄膜をスパッタリング法で形成する際の
大斜角と保磁力との関係を表わす図。 第3図は、第2図と同様に酸素流量と保磁力との関係を
表わす図。 第4図は、従来の磁気ディスク装置用の磁気記録媒体の
断面図、 第5図は、ヘッド表面からの距離とヘッドの水平方向磁
界強度を示す図である。 図中、1・・・磁性薄膜記録媒体、2・・・アルミ基板
(非磁性基板)、3・・・下地膜、4・・・磁性薄膜、
5・・・保護膜、6・・・ヘッド、a・・・ヘッドと記
録媒体表面までのスペーシング量、b・・・保護膜の厚
み、C・・・磁性薄膜の厚み、d・・・ヘッドと磁性薄
膜上面までの距離、θ・・・ヘッドと磁性薄膜下面まで
の距離である。 第 1 図 5 :イ53 盲1李E 6:ヘラE゛ 第2図       第3区 第4図
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the schematic structure of a magnetic thin film recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention and the relationship between coercive force and magnetic thin film thickness l; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between large oblique angle and coercive force when forming a magnetic thin film by sputtering. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between oxygen flow rate and coercive force, similar to FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional magnetic recording medium for a magnetic disk drive, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the distance from the head surface and the horizontal magnetic field strength of the head. In the figure, 1... Magnetic thin film recording medium, 2... Aluminum substrate (non-magnetic substrate), 3... Base film, 4... Magnetic thin film,
5... Protective film, 6... Head, a... Spacing amount between head and recording medium surface, b... Thickness of protective film, C... Thickness of magnetic thin film, d... The distance between the head and the upper surface of the magnetic thin film, θ...the distance between the head and the lower surface of the magnetic thin film. 1 Figure 5: A53 Blind 1 Li E 6: Hera E゛Figure 2 Section 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1、非磁性基板上に磁性薄膜を有する磁気記録媒体にお
いて、前記磁性薄膜はその厚さ方向の保磁力が前記基板
に近づく程小さくなるように構成されたことを特徴とす
る磁気記録媒体。
1. A magnetic recording medium having a magnetic thin film on a non-magnetic substrate, characterized in that the magnetic thin film is configured such that its coercive force in the thickness direction decreases as it approaches the substrate.
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