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- the present invention has a recording layer for recording data by receiving irradiation of recording light and supply of a magnetic field on a substrate, and receiving irradiation of recording light and supply of a magnetic field from the recording layer side
- the present invention relates to a magneto-optical recording medium, an information recording / reproducing method for recording and reproducing information on and from the magneto-optical recording medium, and a magnetic recording apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from the magneto-optical recording medium.
- magneto-optical recording media that have been practically used in the past have a recording layer, a heat radiation layer with higher thermal conductivity than the recording layer, and a protective layer that protects these layers on a transparent substrate.
- Information is recorded by irradiating a recording light beam and supplying a magnetic field through the substrate.
- a light beam for reproduction is irradiated through the substrate.
- the light beam applied to the recording layer is narrowed by an objective lens, so that the light beam is To reduce the spot size ⁇ of
- a blue laser may be used instead of a red laser conventionally used as a light beam.
- a drive that drives a magneto-optical recording medium and includes a blue laser light source and a photodetector has larger circuit noise than a drive that includes a red laser light and a blue laser light photodetector.
- the conversion efficiency is lower than that of red laser light, and the signal intensity (carrier) decreases during reproduction.
- CNR CarrièretoNoiSeRatio
- the surface of a substrate of a magneto-optical recording medium is generally formed in a concavo-convex shape, and a recording layer laminated on the substrate has lands (convex portions) according to the concavo-convex shape. A recess is formed.
- a heat radiation layer is laminated on the uneven substrate surface, and the recording layer is formed such that the rear surface of the recording layer is in contact with the surface of the heat radiation layer.
- the heat dissipation layer is generally a metal layer, and as the thickness of the heat dissipation layer increases, the surface of the heat dissipation layer tends to be roughened into a granular shape and uneven.
- a magneto-optical recording medium for recording information at a high density
- both lands and groups are used as tracks, and marks magnetized in a direction corresponding to the supplied magnetic field are formed on the lands and grooves. If the shape of the land / groove is broken, the shape of the mark will also be broken, and the medium noise will worsen.
- magneto-optical At the time of recording on a magnetic recording medium, the recording layer is heated by irradiating a recording laser beam, and a magnetic field is supplied while the coercive force of the recording layer is reduced. Increasing the thickness of the heat radiation layer improves the heat radiation and allows high-power laser light to be applied during reproduction, but reduces the coercive force on the recording layer even when irradiated with high-power laser light during recording. Cannot provide enough heat to
- the present invention can irradiate high power laser light without deteriorating the medium noise when irradiating laser light at the time of reproduction.
- a magneto-optical recording medium capable of applying sufficient heat to the recording layer to reduce the coercive force without irradiating a laser beam, and an information recording / reproducing method for recording and reproducing information on the magneto-optical recording medium
- the magneto-optical recording medium of the present invention that achieves the above object includes a substrate,
- a second heat radiation layer formed on the dividing layer and having a predetermined thermal conductivity higher than the low thermal conductivity and lower than the high thermal conductivity;
- a recording layer formed on the heat dissipation layer and recording data by receiving irradiation of recording light and supply of a magnetic field.
- the magneto-optical recording medium of the present invention has a layer structure corresponding to the front illumination method.
- the heat radiation layer is divided into the first heat radiation layer and the second heat radiation layer. Even if the thickness of one heat radiation layer is not so thick as to roughen the surface, the entire magneto-optical recording medium can have sufficient heat radiation without deteriorating the medium noise.
- a large power laser beam can be irradiated.
- the recording layer is continuously heated by continuously irradiating a laser beam in a DC manner.
- the laser beam when irradiating a recording light beam, the laser beam is intermittently irradiated in a pulsed manner, whereby a mark having a better shape is recorded.
- the recording layer is instantaneously formed. Heated.
- a dividing layer having a thermal conductivity lower than the thermal conductivity of either of the heat radiating layers is provided between the two heat radiating layers, and the second heat radiating layer on the recording layer side is further provided.
- the thermal conductivity is smaller than that of the first heat dissipation layer on the substrate side.
- the heat that continues to be generated in the recording layer is changed from the recording layer—the second heat radiation layer ⁇ the split layer ⁇ the first layer. It is released through the path of the heat radiation layer, but in the case of intermittent irradiation of laser light during recording, the conduction of heat instantaneously generated in the recording layer stops in the second heat radiation layer, and the recording light beam of so much power Even without irradiation, sufficient heat can be applied to lower the coercive force of the recording layer.
- the magneto-optical recording medium of the present invention can be applied to a so-called hard disk type magneto-optical recording medium in which information is reproduced by detecting a magnetic flux in the recording layer without irradiating a light beam during reproduction. . If the present invention is applied to such a hard disk type magneto-optical recording medium, sufficient heat can be applied to the recording layer to reduce the coercive force without irradiating a laser beam having such a large power during recording. be able to.
- each of the first heat radiation layer and the second heat radiation layer contains one element selected from Al, Ag, Au and Pt as a main component, Preferably, at least one selected from Cu, Pd, Si, Cr, Ti, and Co is added.
- Cu, Pd, Si, Cr, Ti, and Co must be added to those mainly composed of one element selected from A1, Ag, Au, and Pt. Reduces the thermal conductivity.
- both the first heat radiation layer and the second heat radiation layer are made of a non-magnetic material
- the above-mentioned splitting fault is a material containing at least one of a simple substance of Si, a simple substance of A1, and a simple substance of C, or a nitride of Si, an oxide of Si, and a carbide of Si.
- a nitride of A 1, an oxide of A 1, a carbide of Fe, a sulfide of Zn, and a compound selected from oxides of Zn are also preferable.
- the surface of the second heat radiation layer is smoother than the surface of the first heat radiation layer.
- the recording layer can be formed into a clean shape by keeping the surface of the second heat dissipation layer smooth.
- the surface of the separation layer is smoother than the surface of the second heat radiation layer.
- the second heat dissipation layer In forming the second heat dissipation layer on the separation fault, it is extremely difficult to form the second heat dissipation layer to a surface roughness equal to or less than the surface roughness of the separation fault. By keeping the surface smooth, the recording layer can be reliably formed into a clean shape.
- An information recording / reproducing method comprises: a substrate; a first heat radiation layer having a predetermined high thermal conductivity formed on the substrate; and a first heat radiation layer formed on the first heat radiation layer.
- a dividing layer having a low thermal conductivity lower than the high thermal conductivity; and a predetermined thermal conductivity formed on the dividing layer and higher than the low thermal conductivity and lower than the high thermal conductivity.
- the recording light is applied to a magneto-optical recording medium having a second heat radiation layer and a recording layer formed on the heat radiation layer and recording data by receiving irradiation of recording light and supply of a magnetic field.
- a first magnetic recording apparatus of the present invention that achieves the above object has a substrate, a first heat radiation layer having a predetermined high thermal conductivity formed on the substrate, and a first heat radiation layer formed on the first heat radiation layer.
- a split fault having a low thermal conductivity lower than the high thermal conductivity; and a predetermined heat transfer formed on the split fault, higher than the low thermal conductivity and lower than the high thermal conductivity.
- To a magneto-optical recording medium having a second heat dissipation layer having a conductivity and a recording layer formed on the heat dissipation layer and recording data by receiving irradiation of recording light and supply of a magnetic field.
- a magneto-optical recording unit that irradiates recording light and supplies a magnetic field to record information, and detects magnetic flux of the recording layer from the recording layer side opposite to the substrate to perform magnetic reproduction of information.
- a second magnetic recording apparatus of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a first heat radiation layer having a predetermined high thermal conductivity formed on the substrate; and a first heat radiation layer formed on the first heat radiation layer.
- a divided fault having a low thermal conductivity lower than the high thermal conductivity, and a predetermined thermal conductivity formed on the split fault higher than the low thermal conductivity and lower than the high thermal conductivity.
- Light is irradiated to a magneto-optical recording medium having a second heat radiating layer, and a recording layer formed on the heat radiating layer and recording data by receiving recording light irradiation and a magnetic field.
- a magneto-optical recording medium capable of applying sufficient heat to the recording layer to lower the coercive force without irradiating a high-power laser beam, and information recording and reproducing information by recording and reproducing information on the magneto-optical recording medium It is possible to provide a method and a magnetic recording apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from the magneto-optical recording medium.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the layer structure of the magneto-optical recording medium according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a layer structure in a conventional magneto-optical recording medium.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a CNR and a reproducing light beam of the magneto-optical recording medium of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is a graph showing power dependence.
- Figure 4 shows the CNR of each of several samples with different thicknesses of the heat radiation layer.
- 5 is a graph showing the power dependence of the reproducing light beam.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing measurement results of erase noise.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the power dependence of the recording light beam of CNR in the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the phase dependence of the recording light beam of CNR in each of several samples having different thicknesses of the heat radiation layer.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing a temperature distribution in a beam spot of the light beam of the recording layer irradiated with the reproducing light beam.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating the layer structure of the magneto-optical recording medium according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a layer structure in a conventional magneto-optical recording medium that is a RAD medium.
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the power dependence of the reproducing light beam of the CNR in each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 9 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 10.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the power dependence of the recording light beam on the CNR of each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 9 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing measurement results of the noise noise of each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 9 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically illustrating the layer structure of the magneto-optical recording medium according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a layer structure in a magneto-optical recording medium that is a conventional DWDD medium.
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing the phase dependence of the reproduction light beam of CNR in each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 14 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing the power dependence of the recording light beam of CNR in each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 14 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing measurement results of erase noise of each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 14 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a magnetic recording device that records information on a hard disk type magneto-optical recording medium and reproduces the recorded information.
- Figure 20 shows changes in coercivity and saturation of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in Figure 19 with temperature.
- 6 is a graph illustrating an example of a change in magnetization.
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of an information recording / reproducing method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a graph showing an example of a change in CNR with respect to laser recording power of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an integrated slider of a magnetic recording apparatus provided with the integrated slider.
- FIG. 24 is a graph showing an example of a change in CNR with respect to a recording current in the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the layer structure of the magneto-optical recording medium according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a recording medium that records information by irradiation with a recording light beam R and a magnetic field, and reproduces information by irradiation with a reproduction light beam P. .
- the magneto-optical recording medium 1 includes a substrate 10 and has a layer structure corresponding to the front illumination method on the substrate. That is, the magneto-optical recording medium 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a first heat dissipation layer 11, a split layer 12, a second heat dissipation layer 13, a recording auxiliary layer 14, a recording layer 15, a protective layer 16, and a cover layer 17. The layers are stacked in this order from the 10th side.
- the substrate 10 is a disc made of glass 2P having a diameter of 120 mm and a thickness of 1.2 mm. Although not shown, the surface 10 a of the substrate 10 is formed in an uneven shape. The width of the concave and convex portions is 0.25 m, respectively, and the depth is 30 nm.
- Such a substrate 10 has been subjected to a DUV (Deep U1 traViolet) irradiation treatment, and its surface 10a is finished to an extremely smooth surface with a surface roughness Ra of about 0.25 nm. I have.
- the surface roughness Ra is a center line average roughness specified in B0601, which was revised in 1994 of Japanese Industrial Standards (commonly known as JIS standards).
- f (X) it is the surface roughness expressed in the following equation (1), and the unit is nm.
- the surface roughness represented by the equation (1) will be simply referred to as the surface roughness Ra.
- the first heat dissipation layer 11, the split layer 12, and the second heat dissipation layer 13 shown in FIG. 1 are all non-magnetic layers, and the first heat dissipation layer 11 of these is mainly composed of Ag. It is a 10-nm-thick alloy film containing Pd, Cu, and Si as components.
- the first heat dissipation layer 11 is formed on the surface 10a of the substrate 10 by co-sputtering using an alloy target containing Ag as a main component, Pd and Cu added, and a Si target. is there.
- the co-sputtering conditions are as follows: gas pressure is 0.5 Pa, discharge power to the alloy target is 50 OW, and discharge power to the Si target is 32 OW.
- the specific composition of the first heat dissipation layer 11 is Ag 96 at ° Pd 1 at%, Cu 1 at%, and Si 2 at%.
- the dividing layer 12 is a 5 nm thick SiN film.
- the dividing layer 1 2, the first radiating layer 1 1 of the surface, and doped with S i and B to the target was formed by sputtering film formation in N 2 gas at a gas pressure of 0. 3 P a Things.
- the second heat dissipation layer 13 is a 30 nm-thick alloy film containing Ag as a main component and adding Pd, Cu, and Si.
- the second heat dissipation layer 11 is formed on the surface of the split layer 12 by an alloy target formed by co-sputtering using an alloy target containing Ag as a main component and adding Pd and Cu, and an Si target. It is. Also in the co-sputtering for forming the second heat radiation layer 13, the gas pressure is 0.5 Pa, the discharge power to the alloy target is 500 W, but the discharge power to the Si target is 320 W.
- the specific composition of the second heat dissipation layer 11 is as follows: Ag 94 at%, Pd 1 at%, Cu 1 at% , S i 4 at%.
- the Si content of the second heat radiation layer 13 is larger than the Si content of the first heat radiation layer 11, and the higher the content of Si, the lower the thermal conductivity of the heat radiation layer. Therefore, the second heat dissipation layer 13 has a lower thermal conductivity than the first heat dissipation layer 11.
- the recording auxiliary layer 14 is a 5 nm-thick GdFeCo magnetic film that acts so that an applied magnetic field required for recording is small. This recording auxiliary layer 14 is formed on the surface of the second heat radiation layer 13 by sputtering with a discharge power of 500 W and a gas pressure of 0.5 Pa using a GdFeCo alloy as a target. is there.
- the recording layer 15 is a TbF eCo magnetic film having a thickness of 25 nm.
- the recording layer 15 is formed on the surface of the recording auxiliary layer 14 by sputtering using a TbFeCo alloy as a target at a discharge power of 500 W and a gas pressure of 1.0 Pa.
- the recording layer 15 has lands (convex portions) and groups (concave portions) formed in response to the uneven shape of the substrate surface 10a.
- both the land and the group are used as tracks, and a mark magnetized in a direction corresponding to the supplied magnetic field is formed on the land or the group. Note that the combination of the recording auxiliary layer 14 and the recording layer 15 corresponds to the recording layer according to the present invention.
- the protective layer 16 is a 50-nm-thick SiN dielectric film having a function of protecting the recording layer and the like from moisture and the like.
- the protective layer 16 is formed by sputtering on the surface of the recording layer 15 in a N 2 gas with a discharge power of 800 W and a gas pressure of 0.3 Pa, using Si doped with B as a target. It was formed.
- the cover layer 17 serves as a substrate in a layer structure corresponding to the front illumination method, and is a 15 / m-thick layer made of a transparent ultraviolet curable resin.
- the cover layer 17 is formed by applying an ultraviolet curable resin to a thickness of 15 m on the surface of the protective layer 16 by a spin coating method and then irradiating with ultraviolet light for about 30 seconds to harden the resin. .
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a layer structure in a conventional magneto-optical recording medium.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 7 shown in FIG. 2 also receives information from a recording light beam R and receives a magnetic field. Record the information and reproduce the information by irradiating the light beam P for reproduction.
- This is a recording medium compatible with the front illumination system.
- This conventional magneto-optical recording medium 7 does not have the dividing layer 12 shown in FIG. 1, and the magneto-optical recording medium 7 has a heat radiation layer 71, a recording auxiliary layer 72, a recording layer 73, a protective layer 74, and a cover layer.
- Numeral 75 is laminated from the substrate 70 side in this order. That is, the heat radiation layer provided on the magneto-optical recording medium 7 is a single layer.
- the specific composition of the single heat radiation layer 71 is 95 at% Ag, 1 at% Pd, 1 at% Cu, and 3 at% Si.
- CNR Carrierto Noise Ratio
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the power dependence of the reproducing light beam of the CNR in the magneto-optical recording medium of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 shows the results obtained by changing the thickness of the heat radiation layer. 4 is a graph showing the power dependence of the reproduction light beam on the CNR for each point sample.
- a mark representing information was recorded on the recording layer by irradiating a recording light beam and supplying a magnetic field from one side of the cover of the medium while rotating the magneto-optical recording medium.
- a light beam for reproduction was irradiated from the cover layer side to reproduce information based on the recorded marks, thereby obtaining a CNR.
- the power of the light beam was changed in several steps.
- the mark length during recording was 0.25 / zm, and the peripheral speed of the magneto-optical recording medium during reproduction was 7.5 mZs.
- the horizontal axis represents the power Pr of the reproducing light beam (unit: mW), and the vertical axis represents the CNR (unit: dB).
- the solid line connecting the filled circle plots in Fig. 4 shows the results for the sample in which the thickness of the heat radiation layer 71 shown in Fig. 2 was 5 nm, and the solid line connecting the open triangle plots shows the thickness.
- the solid line connecting the open circle plots represents the result for the sample with a thickness of 45 nm, and the solid line connecting the solid triangle plots the result with a thickness of 50 nm. The result in the sample which performed is shown.
- the power of the reproducing light beam (hereinafter, referred to as an optimum Pr) capable of obtaining the highest CNR value is increased.
- the value of CNR at the optimum Pr also increases.
- a CNR value of 45 dB or more is desired.
- the CNR value does not reach 45 dB even if the heat dissipation layer is thickened to 50 nm.
- the CNR value at the optimum Pr in the magneto-optical recording medium shown in Fig. 1 was improved by more than 2 dB from that of the sample medium having a heat dissipation layer of 50 nm. 45 dB or more.
- the thickness of the first heat radiation layer 11 is 10 nm
- the thickness of the second heat radiation layer 13 is 30 nm
- the thickness of the heat radiation layers 11 and 13 is a clean land on the recording layer. Since the thickness is less than 50 nm, which makes it difficult for groups to be formed, first, a clean uneven shape is formed on the surface of the first heat dissipation layer 11 according to the uneven shape formed on the substrate surface 10a.
- the surface of the second heat radiation layer 13 is also formed with a fine uneven shape via the dividing layer 12, and finally, the recording layer 15 has a clean land according to the uneven shape of the substrate surface 10a.
- one of the factors is the formation of the group. In other words, it is considered that the land-group was formed cleanly, so that the mark formed in the land-groove also had a clean shape, and noise was reduced.
- the optimum Pr of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in Fig. 1 is larger than the optimum Pr of the sample medium having a heat dissipation layer of 50 nm, and the carrier (signal strength) can be increased. This is considered as one factor.
- the level of noise (erase noise) at each frequency was measured after DC-erasing the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1 in one direction, and the results will be described.
- two samples were prepared in addition to the magneto-optical recording medium shown in Fig. 1 for comparison, and the respective noises were also measured.
- One of the two samples does not have the split fault shown in Fig. 1, This is a magneto-optical recording medium having a layer structure.
- the specific composition of only one heat dissipation layer provided in this sample is Ag 95 at%, Pd 1 at%, Cu 1 at%, Si 3 at%, and the thickness is 4 0 nm.
- the other sample has a split layer, and the heat dissipation layer is divided into the first heat dissipation layer and the second heat dissipation layer by the corresponding fault, but unlike the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- This is a magneto-optical recording medium in which the heat conductivity of the second heat dissipation layer on the layer side is higher than the heat conductivity of the first heat dissipation layer on the substrate side.
- the composition of the second heat radiation layer was reduced by reducing the amount of Ag to 97 at%, 1 at% to Pd, 1 at% to Cu, and 1 at% to Si. It is higher than the thermal conductivity.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing measurement results of the erase noise.
- FIG. 5 shows a solid line 51 representing erase noise of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1, a solid line 52 representing erase noise of a sample having a heat dissipation layer of 40 nm, and a thermal conductivity of the second heat dissipation layer.
- the solid line 53 Indicates the erase noise of the sample higher than the thermal conductivity of the first heat dissipation layer
- the solid line 53 indicates that the area of the region enclosed by each solid line and the vertical and horizontal axes is the area of each magneto-optical recording medium. , which corresponds to the magnitude of erase noise at all measured frequencies. From the graph shown in FIG. 5, it is possible to reduce the noise by dividing the heat radiation layer by providing a dividing layer, and to further reduce the first heat radiation layer on the substrate side to the second heat radiation layer on the recording layer side. It can be seen that by setting the thermal conductivity higher than that of the heat dissipation layer, the release noise can be further reduced.
- Table 1 shows the composition of the first heat dissipation layer and the composition of the second heat dissipation layer in the upper row, and the measured total frequency of the magneto-optical recording medium having the layer with the composition shown in the upper row below.
- 2 shows the magnitude of the erase noise in FIG.
- the magnitude of the noise noise here is the magnitude of the noise noise at all measured frequencies in the sample used in the experiment whose results are shown in Fig. 4 and which has only one heat dissipation layer of 50 nm. The size is normalized as 1 and the ratio is shown.
- the erase noise of the sample having the heat dissipation layer of 50 nm is indicated as 1.
- Ag95Pd1CulSi3 shown as the second heat dissipation layer in this sample in the upper row of Table 1 is Ag95 at%, Pdlat%, Cu1 at%, Si3 at%. In other similar descriptions in the upper part of Table 1, the numbers represent at% of the element immediately before the numbers. On the right side of this sample, the magnitude of the erase noise in the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1 is shown.
- the thickness of the first heat radiation layer on the substrate side is 10 nm
- the thickness of the second heat radiation layer on the recording layer side is This is a recording medium having a thickness of 3 O nm and a thermal conductivity of the first heat radiation layer higher than that of the second heat radiation layer.
- the erase noise of each of these six magneto-optical recording media is reduced to about half of the erase noise of the sample having the heat dissipation layer of 50 nm, and both the first heat dissipation layer and the second heat dissipation layer
- the A1 alloy film provided with Si, Pd, and Cu provided on the magneto-optical recording medium described with reference to FIG. 1, but also Al, Ag, Au, and Pt
- Cu, Pd, S i, C r, T i, or C o are often contained in a metal film mainly containing one element selected from Al, Ag, A u and P t. The higher the content, the lower the thermal conductivity of the metal film. Therefore, these additional elements are contained more in the second heat dissipation layer than in the first heat dissipation layer. Need to be. Further, Cu, Pd, Si, Cr, Ti, and Co all have a function of suppressing the expansion of the particle size of Al, Ag, Au, and Pt. Therefore, when these elements are added, it is possible to prevent the surface of the heat radiation layer from becoming rough and uneven in grain shape, thereby preventing the noise from increasing.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the dependence of the CNR in the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1 on the power of the recording light beam.
- FIG. 7 shows several samples with different thicknesses of the heat radiation layer.
- 3 is a graph showing the power dependence of the recording light beam of the CNR in FIG.
- the power of the recording light beam was changed in several steps, and the CNR was determined in the same manner as in the experiment on the power dependence of the reproduction light beam. That is, the mark length during recording is 0.2, and the peripheral speed of the magneto-optical recording medium during reproduction is 7.5 m / s.
- the horizontal axis represents the power Pw (unit: mW) of the recording light beam
- the vertical axis represents the CNR (unit: dB).
- the solid line connecting the filled circle plots in Fig. 7 represents the results for the sample with a 5-nm thick heat dissipation layer
- the solid line connecting the open triangle plots is the thickness 20
- the solid line connecting the open circle plots represents the results for the sample with the heat dissipation layer of nm
- the solid triangle plot represents the results for the sample with the heat dissipation layer of 45 nm thickness.
- the solid line connecting represents the results for the sample provided with a 50-nm-thick heat dissipation layer.
- the thicker the heat radiation layer alone the higher the CNR value can be obtained.
- the power of the recording light beam that can be obtained (hereinafter referred to as the optimum Pw) increases.
- the value of CNR when recording at the optimum Pw is adjusted to the value of CNR when recording at the optimum Pr, and the magneto-optical In any of the recording media, the CNR value is less than 45 dB.
- the CNR value at the optimum P w in the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1 is also adjusted to the CNR value at the time of recording at the optimum Pr, which is practical. 45 5 dB or more. Furthermore, the value of the optimum P w is kept at least 2 mW lower than the value of the optimum P w of the sample provided with the heat dissipation layer of 50 nm.
- the laser light is continuously irradiated in a DC manner, and the recording layer is continuously heated.
- the recording layer is instantaneously heated by intermittently irradiating a laser beam in a pulsed manner.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a heat conductivity between the first heat dissipation layer 11 and the second heat dissipation layer 13 that is lower than the heat conductivity of any of the heat dissipation layers 11 and 13.
- the second heat radiation layer 13 on the recording layer side has a lower thermal conductivity than the first heat radiation layer 11 on the substrate side.
- the heat that continues to be generated in the recording layer 15 is changed from the recording layer 15 to the recording auxiliary layer 14 to the second heat radiation layer.
- both heat radiation layers contribute to the layer 11
- the second heat radiation layer 13 contributes to heat radiation of the heat generated in the recording layer 15 by the irradiation of the recording light beam. Therefore, in the magneto-optical recording medium 1 shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to apply sufficient heat to lower the coercive force of the recording layer 15 without irradiating a recording light beam having such a large power. It is considered that the value of the optimum P w can be kept low as shown in FIG. 6 while increasing the value of the optimum P r. If a laser beam with a higher power than necessary is applied during recording, the mark shape will be lost and noise will increase.
- the significance of the fact that the second heat dissipation layer 13 on the recording layer side has a lower thermal conductivity than the first heat dissipation layer 11 on the substrate side will be described. This will be described in more detail.
- the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1 which has a relationship of thermal conductivity ⁇ 1 of the first heat dissipation layer 11> ⁇ 2 of the second heat dissipation layer 13, for comparison.
- a magneto-optical recording medium having a relationship of thermal conductivity ⁇ 1 of the first heat dissipation layer 11 ⁇ thermal conductivity ⁇ 2 of the second heat dissipation layer 13, which is opposite to this relationship, is prepared as a sample.
- the recording layer of the recording medium was irradiated with a reproduction light beam from the cover layer side, and the temperature distribution in the beam spot of the light beam on the recording layer was examined.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing a temperature distribution in a beam spot of the light beam of the recording layer irradiated with the reproducing light beam.
- the horizontal axis of the graph in FIG. 8 represents the distance from the beam spot center of the reproducing light beam.
- the distance is shown assuming that the center of the beam spot is 0, one end of the beam spot on the side in the rotation direction of the magneto-optical recording medium is +1.0, and the other end is 11.0. Therefore, the beam spot moves toward one side.
- one side is referred to as the front side, and the + side is referred to as the rear side, based on the moving direction of the beam spot.
- the vertical axis of the graph in FIG. 8 represents the temperature in the beam spot of the reproducing light beam on the recording layer. The temperature here is normalized with the highest temperature in the beam spot as 1, and is shown as a ratio to this highest temperature. In FIG.
- the solid line represents the temperature distribution of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1, which has a relationship of thermal conductivity ⁇ 1 of the first heat radiation layer 11> thermal conductivity ⁇ 2 of the second heat radiation layer 13.
- the temperature distribution of the sample magneto-optical recording medium having a relationship of thermal conductivity ⁇ 1 of the first heat dissipation layer 11 ⁇ thermal conductivity ⁇ 2 of the second heat dissipation layer 13, which is opposite to the relationship, is represented by a dotted line. Is represented.
- the position of the temperature peak in the beam spot of the reproducing light beam is located closer to the front than the center of the beam spot of the reproducing light beam.
- the position of the temperature peak is located slightly behind the center of the beam spot. coming.
- the second heat radiation layer 13 on the recording layer side has a heat radiation property that the recording layer 15 heated by the irradiation of the reproducing light beam does not lose coercivity beyond the Curie point.
- the temperature peak position in the beam spot of the reproduction light beam will be closer to the front of the beam spot center of the reproduction light beam. I think it will come.
- the relationship between the surface roughness Ra of the three layers of the first heat dissipation layer 11, the dividing layer 12, and the second heat dissipation layer 13 was examined and described.
- the magneto-optical recording medium having the layer structure shown in FIG. 1 were prepared by changing the combination of the surface roughness Ra of these three layers.
- the first heat dissipation layer 11 and the second heat dissipation layer 13 were both made of alloy films.
- the thickness of the first heat radiation layer 11 was 1 Onm
- the thickness of the second heat radiation layer 13 was 3 Onm.
- the splitting fault 12 was unified to the SIN film and the thickness was unified to 5 nm.
- each layer was formed by sputtering.
- the surface roughness Ra of these three layers was adjusted by changing the film forming gas pressure and discharge power.
- the CNR at the optimal Pw and the optimal Pr was determined. In determining the CNR, the mark length during recording was 0.3 ⁇ m, and the peripheral speed of the magneto-optical recording medium during reproduction was 7.5 mZs.
- Table 2 shows the CNR for each sample (medium A to medium E).
- Table 2 shows that, for each sample, the surface roughness Ra (Ra 1) of the first heat dissipation layer, the surface roughness R a (Ra 0) of the split fault, and the surface roughness R a (R a 2) and the CNR during playback (unit: dB) are shown.
- the values of noise (unit: dB) and carrier (unit: dB) measured to calculate the CNR are shown to the right of CNR.
- Both the medium A and the medium B have the relationship of the surface roughness R a 1 of the first heat radiation layer> the surface roughness R a 2 of the second heat radiation layer, but the medium (:, medium D, and medium E Also, the surface roughness of the first heat dissipation layer has a relationship of Ra1 ⁇ the surface roughness of the second heat dissipation layer of Ra2.
- the media A and B having the relationship of Ra1> Ra2 both have a CNR of Medium that has a relationship of Ra 1 ⁇ Ra 2 which is not less than 45 dB that is sufficient for practical use, but has a CNR of less than 45 dB for all of media E.
- the recording auxiliary layer to be formed is formed on the surface of the second heat radiation layer, by suppressing the roughness of the surface of the second heat radiation layer, finally, the recording layer is provided with a clean land group according to the uneven shape of the substrate surface. This is considered to be due to the reduction in noise due to the formation of the heat radiation layer, which suggests that it is preferable to make the surface of the second heat radiation layer smoother than the surface of the first heat radiation layer. I can say.
- the surface roughness R al of the second heat dissipation layer which is an alloy film
- the surface roughness Ra 0 of the separation layer which is the SIN film
- Dividing layer 12 of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 1 is been made in S i N film, where, in the dividing 12, C film instead of the S i N film, S i film, S I_ ⁇ 2 film , S i C film, a 1 film, a 1 N film, a 1 2 0 3 film, Fe C film, ZnS film, and Zn_ ⁇ film using a sample of the magneto-optical recording medium of the layer structure shown in FIG. 1
- the CNR at the optimum Pw and the optimum Pr was determined.
- the mark length during recording was 0.30 im
- the peripheral speed of the magneto-optical recording medium during reproduction was 7.5 m / s.
- Table 3 shows the CNR determined for each sample and the optimal Pr and Pw when the CNR was determined.
- the membranes of the separation layer 12 are listed at the top.
- the thickness of the separation layer (unit: nm), optimal Pr (unit: mW), optimal Pw (unit; mW) and CNR (unit; dB) are shown.
- the vertical line on the left side of Table 3 in which the dividing layer 12 is the SIN film indicates the optimum Pr, the optimum Pw, and the CNR of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- the optimal Pr value of each sample magneto-optical recording medium is 2.8 mW, which is the same as the optimal Pr value of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in Fig. 1. It can be seen that the value of r is increased. In all samples, the CNR value is 45 dB or more, which is practical. Furthermore, the optimal Pw value of the magneto-optical recording medium of each sample is the same as the optimal Pw value of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in Fig. 1, which is 7.6 mW or lower, which is 7.4 mW. It can also be seen that the value of was kept low.
- the split fault is not limited to the SiN film, but is a material containing at least one of the simple substance of Si, the simple substance of A1, and the simple substance of C, or the oxide of Si. , Si carbide, A1 nitride, A1 oxide, Fe carbide, Zn sulfide, and Zn oxide. It turns out to be good.
- the first heat dissipation layer which is an alloy film containing one element selected from Al, Ag, Au and Pt as the main component
- a separation layer whose back surface is in contact with the surface of the first heat dissipation layer
- a film for example, an Si film or a SiN film
- the small diameter between the particles on the surface of the first heat dissipation layer is reduced.
- the surface of the first heat radiation layer can be improved in roughness.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating the layer structure of the magneto-optical recording medium according to the second embodiment.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 2 shown in FIG. 9 receives the recording light beam R and supplies a magnetic field to record information, and receives the reproducing light beam P and supplies a magnetic field to reproduce information.
- RAD media one of the super-resolution media.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 2 includes a substrate 20 and has a layer structure corresponding to a front illumination method on the substrate, as in the magneto-optical recording medium 1 of the first embodiment, but is a RAD medium. Therefore, it has a unique layer structure. That is, the magneto-optical recording medium 2 shown in FIG.
- the 9 is the same as the magneto-optical recording medium 1 of the first embodiment, in which the first heat radiation layer 21, the split layer 22, and the second heat radiation layer 23 are formed on the substrate 20 side.
- the recording layer 24, the intermediate layer 25, the reproducing layer 26, the protective layer 27, and the cover layer 28 are disposed on the second heat radiation layer 23. They are stacked in the order described.
- the material and shape of the substrate 20 provided in the magneto-optical recording medium 2 are the same as the material and shape of the substrate 10 provided in the magneto-optical recording medium 1 of the first embodiment.
- the substrate surface is formed in an uneven shape.
- the layers 21 to 28 provided in the magneto-optical recording medium 2 the layers 21 to 24, 28 except for the intermediate layer 25, the reproducing layer 26, and the protective layer 27,
- the thickness, composition, and film forming conditions are the same as those of the layers 11 to 13, 15, and 17 of the same name provided in the magneto-optical recording medium 1 of the first embodiment. Therefore, also in this magneto-optical recording medium 2, the thermal conductivity of the first heat radiation layer 21 on the substrate 20 side> the heat conductivity of the second heat radiation layer 23 on the recording layer 24 side> the split layer 22 The relationship such as thermal conductivity holds.
- first heat dissipation layer 21 and the second heat dissipation layer 23 shown in FIG. 9 are not limited to the A1 alloy film to which Si, Pd, and Cu are added.
- the splitting fault 22 is not limited to the SiN film, but may be various films shown in Table 3.
- the relationship between the surface roughness Ra of each of the first heat radiation layer 21, the split layer 22 and the second heat radiation layer 23 is as follows: the surface roughness Ra of the first heat radiation layer 21> the second heat radiation It is preferable that the surface roughness Ra of the layer 23 is greater than the surface roughness Ra of the separation layer 22.
- the intermediate layer 25 is formed by sputtering on a surface of the recording layer 24 using a GdFeCo alloy as a target, mounting an Si chip on the target, and discharging at a power of 500 W and a gas pressure of 0.54 Pa.
- the intermediate layer 25 is magnetized by the magnetic field of the mark formed on the recording layer 24 by being heated by receiving the light beam P for reproduction.
- the reproducing layer 26 is a GdF e Co magnetic film formed on the surface of the intermediate layer 25 by sputtering with a discharge power of 800 W and a gas pressure of 0.86 Pa using the GdF e C 0 alloy as a target. is there.
- the protective layer 27 shown in FIG. 2 is different from the protective layer 16 shown in FIG. 1 in the gas pressure in the film forming conditions.
- sputtering is performed under the gas pressure of 0.3 Pa, but in the deposition of the protective layer 27 shown in FIG. The sputtering is performed under the conditions.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a layer structure in a magneto-optical recording medium that is a conventional RAD medium.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 8 shown in FIG. 10 also records information by irradiating a recording light beam R and supplying a magnetic field, and reproduces information by irradiating a reproducing light beam P and supplying a magnetic field.
- RAD media compatible with the front illumination method.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 8, which is a conventional RAD medium, does not have the new layer 22 shown in FIG. 9, and the magneto-optical recording medium 8 has a heat radiation layer 81, a recording layer 82, an intermediate layer 83, and a reproducing layer 84.
- the protective layer 85 and the cover layer 86 are laminated in this order from the substrate 80 side. That is, the heat radiation layer provided on the magneto-optical recording medium 8 is a single layer.
- the specific composition of the single heat dissipation layer 81 is Ag 95 at%, Pd 1 at%, Cu 1 at%, Si 3 at%, and its thickness is 40 nm.
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the power dependence of the reproducing light beam of the CNR in each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 9 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 9 is a graph showing the power dependence of the recording light beam on the CNR of each of two magneto-optical recording media.
- a mark representing information was recorded on the recording layer by irradiating a recording light beam and supplying a magnetic field from one side of the cover of the magneto-optical recording medium while rotating the medium.
- the irradiation of the recording light beam was performed by changing the power in several steps to obtain the optimum Pw.
- irradiation of a reproducing light beam and supply of a magnetic field were performed from the cover layer side, information based on the recorded marks was reproduced, and a CNR was obtained.
- the irradiation of the reproducing light beam was performed by changing the power in several steps to obtain the optimum Pr.
- the mark length during recording was 0.20 zm, and the peripheral speed of the magneto-optical recording medium during reproduction was 7.5 m / s.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 11 represents the power Pr (unit: mW) of the reproducing light beam
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 12 represents the power Pw (unit: mW) of the recording light beam.
- the vertical axis of the graph of FIG. 11 and the vertical axis of the graph of FIG. 12 both represent CNR (unit: dB).
- the solid line connecting the circle plots shows the result in the magneto-optical recording medium 2 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 9, and the solid line connecting the triangular plots is shown in FIG. 2 shows the results for a magneto-optical recording medium having only one heat dissipation layer.
- the optimum Pr of the magneto-optical recording medium 2 of the second embodiment is higher by about 0.5 mW than the optimum Pr of the magneto-optical recording medium having only one heat dissipation layer.
- the value of CNR at the optimum Pr of the magneto-optical recording medium 2 of the second embodiment is about 2 dB higher than that of the magneto-optical recording medium having only one heat radiation layer, and is at least 45 dB which is sufficient for practical use. It is.
- the optimum Pw of the magneto-optical recording medium 2 of the second embodiment is suppressed to be lmW lower than the optimum Pw of the magneto-optical recording medium having only one heat dissipation layer. I have.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 2 of the second embodiment and a magneto-optical medium having only one heat dissipation layer Since the level measurement of the noise of each of the recording media 8 has been performed, the results will be described.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing measurement results of the erase noise of each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 9 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis represents the frequency (unit: MHz), and the vertical axis represents the magnitude of the noise.
- the magnitude of the erase noise is expressed as a ratio to the maximum value of the erase noise in a magneto-optical recording medium having only one heat radiation layer as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 13 shows a solid line 121 showing the erase noise of the magneto-optical recording medium of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 9, and a solid line showing the erase noise of the magneto-optical recording medium having only one heat radiation layer shown in FIG.
- Reference numeral 122 denotes the area of a region surrounded by each solid line, the vertical axis, and the horizontal axis, which corresponds to the magnitude of erase noise at all measured frequencies of each magneto-optical recording medium. From the graph of FIG. 13, it can be seen that, even in the RAD medium, by providing a dividing layer and dividing the heat radiation layer into two, the noise noise can be reduced.
- a high-power laser beam can be irradiated at the time of reproduction without deteriorating medium noise, and a laser beam of a very high power is irradiated at the time of recording. It can be seen that sufficient heat can be applied to lower the coercive force of the recording layer even without it.
- the present invention is applied not only to the RAD medium but also to other super-resolution media, such as FAD (Front Aperture D etection) media and CAD (Centre Aperture Detection) media. be able to.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram schematically illustrating the layer structure of the magneto-optical recording medium according to the third embodiment.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 3 shown in FIG. 14 receives information from a recording light beam R and a magnetic field to record information, and receives information from a reproducing light beam P and a magnetic field to reproduce information.
- DWDD media one of the expansion media.
- This magneto-optical recording medium 3 is provided with a substrate 30 and has a layer structure corresponding to the front illumination method on the substrate, similarly to the magneto-optical recording media 1 and 2 of the previous embodiments. Since it is a medium, it has a unique layer structure. That is, Figure 1 In the magneto-optical recording medium 3 shown in FIG.
- a first heat radiation layer 31, a split layer 32, and a second heat radiation layer 33 are stacked in this order from the substrate 30 side, similarly to the magneto-optical recording medium 1 of the first embodiment.
- the recording layer 34, the switching layer 35, the control layer 36, the reproducing layer 37, the protective layer 38, and the cover layer 39 are laminated on the second heat radiation layer 33 in this order.
- the material and shape of the substrate 30 provided in the magneto-optical recording medium 3 are the same as the material and shape of the substrate 10 provided in the magneto-optical recording medium 1 of the first embodiment. An uneven shape is formed on the surface.
- the thicknesses, compositions, and film forming conditions of the layers 31 to 34 and 37 to 39 excluding the switching layer 35 and the control layer 36 are as follows: These are the same as those of the layers 21 to 24 and 26 to 28 of the same name provided in the magneto-optical recording medium 2 of the second embodiment. Therefore, in the magneto-optical recording medium 3 as well, the relationship of the thermal conductivity of the first heat radiation layer 31 on the substrate 30 side> the thermal conductivity of the second heat radiation layer 33 on the recording layer 34 side> the thermal conductivity of the split layer 32 Holds.
- both the first heat dissipation layer 31 and the second heat dissipation layer 33 are not limited to the A1 alloy film to which Si, Pd, and Cu are added, but have the composition shown in Table 1.
- the dividing layer 32 is not limited to the SIN film, but may be various films shown in Table 3.
- the relationship between the surface roughness Ra of each of the first heat dissipation layer 31, the split layer 32, and the second heat dissipation layer 33 is as follows: the surface roughness Ra of the first heat dissipation layer 31> the surface of the second heat dissipation layer 33 It is preferable that the roughness R a> the surface roughness R a of the separation layer 32.
- the switching layer 35 is formed by depositing an A1 chip on the target of a TbFe alloy on the surface of the recording layer 24, and forming a sputtering film with a discharge power of 500 W and a gas pressure of 0.5 Pa. This is a TbF e A1 magnetic film.
- This switching layer 35 is magnetized by the magnetic field of the mark formed on the recording layer 34 by being heated by being irradiated with the light beam P for reproduction, similarly to the intermediate layer 25 shown in FIG. .
- the control layer 36 is a TbFeCo magnetic film formed on the surface of the switching layer 35 by sputtering using a TbFeCo alloy at a discharge power of 800 W and a gas pressure of 0.8 Pa. is there.
- This control layer 36 The function acts so that the switching layer 35 is easily magnetized by the magnetic field of the mark formed on the recording layer 34.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a layer structure in a magneto-optical recording medium that is a conventional DWDD medium.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 9 shown in FIG. 15 also records information by irradiating a recording light beam R and supplying a magnetic field, and reproduces information by irradiating a reproducing light beam P and supplying a magnetic field.
- This is a DWD D medium compatible with the front illumination method.
- This conventional DWDD medium, the magneto-optical recording medium 9, does not have the dividing layer 32 shown in FIG. 14, and the magneto-optical recording medium 9 has a heat radiation layer 91, a recording layer 92, a switching layer 93, a control layer 94,
- the reproduction layer 95, the protective layer 96, and the cover layer 97 are stacked in this order from the substrate 90 side.
- the heat radiation layer 91 provided on the magneto-optical recording medium 9 is a single layer.
- the specific composition of the single heat dissipation layer 91 is Ag 95 at%, Pd 1 at%, Cu 1 at 3 ⁇ 4, Si 3 at%, and its thickness is 40 nm.
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing the power dependence of the reproducing light beam of the CNR in each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 14 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 15, and FIG. 4 is a graph showing the power dependence of the recording optical beam of the CNR in each of the magneto-optical recording media.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 16 represents the power Pr (unit: mW) of the reproducing light beam
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 17 represents the power Pw (unit: mW) of the recording light beam.
- the vertical axis of the graph of FIG. 16 and the vertical axis of the graph of FIG. 17 both represent CNR (unit: dB).
- the solid line connecting the triangles represents the result for the magneto-optical recording medium 3 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 16, and the solid line connecting the triangular plots shows the single heat radiation layer 91 shown in FIG. 2 shows the result of the magneto-optical recording medium 9 having the above.
- the optimum Pr of the magneto-optical recording medium 3 of the third embodiment is 1.0 O mW compared to the optimum Pr of the magneto-optical recording medium 9 having only one heat dissipation layer.
- the value of CNR at the optimum Pr of the magneto-optical recording medium 3 of the third embodiment is higher than that of the magneto-optical recording medium 9 having only one heat radiation layer by 2 dB or more, which is sufficient for practical use. 45 5 dB or more.
- the optimum Pw of the magneto-optical recording medium 3 of the third embodiment is 1 mW smaller than the optimum Pw of the magneto-optical recording medium 9 having only one heat dissipation layer. It is kept low.
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing measurement results of erase noise of each of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 14 and the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- FIG. 18 shows a solid line 18 1 shown in FIG. 14 representing erase noise of the magneto-optical recording medium 3 of the third embodiment, and a magneto-optical recording having only one heat dissipation layer shown in FIG.
- a solid line 182 representing erase noise of the medium 9 is shown, and the area of the region enclosed by each solid line and the vertical and horizontal axes is the magnitude of the erase noise at all measured frequencies of each magneto-optical recording medium. Equivalent to From the graph of FIG. 18, it can be seen that, even in the DWDD medium, by providing a dividing layer and dividing the heat radiation layer into two, the erase noise can be reduced.
- the present invention relates to DWD D
- the present invention can be applied not only to the medium but also to another enlarged medium such as a MAMMOS (Magnetica 11 y Amplitified MO system) medium.
- the magneto-optical recording medium of the present invention can be applied to a recording medium that does not require irradiation with an optical beam during reproduction.
- the present invention can be applied to a so-called hard disk type magneto-optical recording medium in which information is reproduced by detecting a magnetic flux of a recording layer without irradiating a light beam during reproduction.
- an example in which the magneto-optical recording medium of the present invention is applied to this hard disk type magneto-optical recording medium will be described together with an embodiment of a magnetic recording apparatus.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a magnetic recording device that records information on a hard disk type magneto-optical recording medium and reproduces the recorded information.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 100 shown in FIG. 19 has a disk diameter of 2.5 inches, has a flat glass substrate 110, and has a layer structure 120 corresponding to the front illumination method on the glass substrate 110. Things.
- This layer structure 1
- Reference numeral 20 denotes a structure in which a first heat radiation layer, a split layer, a second heat radiation layer, a recording layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer are laminated from the glass substrate 110 side.
- the first heat dissipation layer is an alloy film having a thickness of l O nm, and its specific composition is Ag 96 at%, Pd 1 at%, Cu 1 at%, and Si 2 at%.
- the separation layer is a 5 nm thick SiN film.
- the second heat dissipation layer is a 30-nm-thick alloy film having a lower thermal conductivity than the first heat dissipation layer.
- the recording layer is a TbFeCo magnetic film with a thickness of 25 nm, and its specific composition is Tb21at%, Fe40at, and Co39at%.
- the protective layer has a thickness
- the lubricating layer is a layer with a thickness of about 1 nm, formed by applying a fluorometer resin on the protective layer by spin coating.
- the magnetic recording device 200 shown in FIG. 19 is an example of the first magnetic recording device of the present invention.
- the magneto-optical recording medium 100 is rotated at a predetermined rotation speed by a spindle 25 1.
- the recording layer of the magneto-optical recording medium 100 is irradiated with laser light from a laser diode 253.
- the laser light is collimated by the collimating lens 255, passes through the beam splitter 255, is focused by the objective lens 256 mounted on the optical head slider 258, and is focused on the recording layer. It is controlled to connect
- the laser diode 253 is pulse-modulated by the laser drive circuit 263, and is capable of high-level optical output and low-level optical output.
- a laser is oscillated by a laser driving circuit 263 to irradiate the recording layer.
- a recording magnetic coil 259 applies a DC magnetic field of a predetermined magnitude in the upward direction in the drawing to the vicinity of a laser spot formed on the surface of the recording layer by irradiation of laser light controlled for recording.
- information of an upward magnetic field can be recorded as a magnetic domain
- information of a downward magnetic field can be recorded as a magnetic domain by applying a downward magnetic field.
- the recording coil 255 is controlled by a recording coil drive circuit 267.
- the optical head slider 258 and the recording coil 259 constitute a magneto-optical recording section.
- the light reflected by the recording layer is changed in the optical path to the right side in the figure by the beam splitter 255, converted into an electric signal by the photodetector 264, and is focused by the focus signal detection circuit 265 in the focus direction. Is detected.
- the focus coil drive circuit 2666 is controlled by the focus direction detected by the focus signal detection circuit 2665, a focus current flows through the focus coil 2557, and the objective lens 256 moves up and down in the figure. When activated, the laser spot is controlled to focus on the recording layer.
- a change in magnetic domain is detected (magnetic flux corresponding to the magnetization direction of the magnetic domain) by a magnetic reproducing element 260, which is an element for detecting magnetic flux, mounted on the magnetic head slider 261, and With the read element drive detection circuit 262, information recorded at high density can be reproduced with good CNR.
- the magnetic reproducing element 260, the magnetic head slider 261, and the like constitute a magnetic reproducing unit.
- FIG. 20 is a graph showing an example of a change in coercive force and a change in saturation magnetization with respect to temperature in the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 20 represents temperature (° C).
- the vertical axis of this graph represents the coercive force (k ⁇ e) and the saturation magnetization (emu / cc), the solid line shows the coercive force of the magneto-optical recording medium 100 shown in FIG. 19, and the dotted line shows The saturation magnetization of the magneto-optical recording medium 100 is shown.
- the coercive force of the magneto-optical recording medium 100 shown in FIG. 19 is 10 k ⁇ e or more, but when the temperature is increased, the coercive force decreases as indicated by the solid line in the figure, and at about 350 ° C. It becomes 0. If the recording layer is heated to a temperature at which a coercive force can be recorded by the recording magnetic field generated by the recording coil 2559 mounted on the optical slider 2558 shown in FIG. 19, recording becomes possible. .
- the value of the saturation magnetization of the magneto-optical recording medium 100 shown in FIG. 19 at room temperature is 100 emu / cc or more, it is necessary to reproduce the magnetic flux from the recorded mark with a normal magnetoresistive element. Is possible.
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the information recording / reproducing method of the present invention.
- a magnetic field is applied in a state where the temperature of the magneto-optical recording medium 100 is increased by irradiating light to reduce the coercive force of the recording layer. (Recording step S1). In this way, magnetic domains are recorded on the recording layer.
- the leakage magnetic flux from the magnetic domain recorded on the recording layer is detected (reproduction step S 2). In this way, a reproduced signal is obtained.
- FIG. 22 is a graph showing an example of a change in CNR with respect to the laser recording power of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis of the graph shown in FIG. 22 represents laser recording power (mW), and the vertical axis represents CNR (dB).
- the solid line in the figure represents the CNR characteristics of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 19, and the dotted line in the figure will be described later.
- the recording magnetic field was determined to be 400 Oersted.
- the size of the recorded mark is about 0.2 m to 0.3 m in a recording medium for optical reproduction in which reproduction is performed by the above-described light beam irradiation.
- the recording medium was 50 nm.
- the reproducing core width of the used magnetic head slider was 0.2 nm, and the shield gap length was 0.09 m.
- the wavelength of the recording laser is 405 ⁇ m, and the numerical aperture ⁇ of the objective lens is 0.85.
- the magnetic recording device 200 shown in FIG. 19 has two sliders, an optical head slider 255 and a magnetic head slider 261, but the magnetic recording device described here integrates these sliders. It has one slider.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an integrated slider of a magnetic recording apparatus provided with the integrated slider.
- This magneto-optical recording medium also has a first heat dissipation layer, a split layer, a second heat dissipation layer, a recording layer, a protective layer, and a lubrication layer on a glass substrate. Quality is different. That is, in the magneto-optical recording medium 100 shown in FIG. 19, a non-magnetic material is used for the first heat radiation layer and the second heat radiation layer, but in this magneto-optical recording medium, the first heat radiation layer and the second heat radiation layer A soft magnetic material that has a heat radiation effect is used for the heat radiation layer.
- the thermal conductivity of AL and Ag-based materials is high, but even for ordinary magnetic materials such as Co and Fe-based alloys, the thermal conductivity is much higher than that of dielectric materials used for splitting layers. High.
- a soft magnetic material the magnetic field of the recording coil is concentrated on the recording layer, so that a large magnetic field can be obtained.
- As the first heat radiation layer of this magneto-optical recording medium an Fe A 1 C soft magnetic film was used, and the film thickness was 20 nm.
- a FeSiC soft magnetic film was used as the second heat radiation layer, and the film thickness was 30 nm.
- this magneto-optical recording medium is referred to as a magneto-optical recording medium having a soft magnetic film.
- a 5 nm-thick SiN film is used as in the dividing layer of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG.
- the recording layer uses a TbFeCo magnetic film similarly to the recording layer of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in Fig. 19, but the FeSic soft magnetic film of the second heat dissipation layer and the TbFeCo magnetic film are used.
- a 1-nm thick SIN layer and a l-nm-thick Pt layer are formed in this order on the second heat dissipation layer so that the exchange coupling force does not act directly on the magnetic film.
- a second heat dissipation layer is formed.
- the second heat radiation layer has a column structure reflecting the fine uneven structure, and the recording resolution is improved.
- the dotted line in FIG. 22 shows the CNR characteristics of a magneto-optical recording medium having a soft magnetic film with respect to laser recording power. The CNR characteristics are based on the results measured under the same conditions as those for obtaining the CNR characteristics with respect to the laser recording power of the magneto-optical recording medium having the nonmagnetic film shown in FIG. Comparing the solid line and the dotted line in FIG.
- the magneto-optical recording medium indicated by the dotted line having the soft magnetic film has lower power than the magneto-optical recording medium 100 indicated by the solid line having the non-magnetic film. You can see that you can do it. This is because the magneto-optical recording medium having a soft magnetic film has a lower thermal conductivity of each of the first and second heat radiation layers than the magneto-optical recording medium 100 having a non-magnetic film. It is. Further, a slight increase in the CNR is observed in the magneto-optical recording medium having the soft magnetic film as compared with the magneto-optical recording medium 100 having the non-magnetic film. Such an increase in CNR is due to the fact that the magneto-optical recording medium having a soft magnetic film has a larger magnetic field on the medium than the magneto-optical recording medium 100 having a non-magnetic film. Is big.
- a magnetic recording device 400 includes a slider 470 on which an integrated head 471 is mounted.
- FIG. 7A shows a state in which an integrated head 471 is mounted on an end of a slider substrate 475 constituting the slider 470.
- the magneto-optical recording medium is on the left side of the figure. Are moving to the right.
- FIG. 2B is a diagram viewed from the direction of the arrow B in FIG. In other words, this is a diagram viewed from the slider surface (the surface facing the recording medium).
- the lower side of FIG. (B) corresponds to the left side of FIG. (A), and the upper side of FIG. ) To the right.
- FIG. 3C is a view as seen from the arrow C direction in FIG. In other words, the figure shows the side of the integrated head 471, the lower side of FIG. (C) corresponds to the lower side of FIG. (A), and the upper side of FIG. ).
- the integrated head 471 shown in Fig. 23 (A) is composed of a laser beam irradiation part 472, a recording coil 473, and a magnetic reproducing element (magnetic recording element) shown in Figs.
- the resistance element 4 7 4) is integrated into one body.
- a waveguide type optical system is used for the laser beam irradiating section 472, and the laser beam irradiating section 472 includes a laser diode 4721, a light introducing port 472, an It is composed of a wave path 472 3 and an optical aperture 4 724.
- the recording coil 473 is provided behind the optical aperture 472 from which light for irradiating the magneto-optical recording medium is emitted.
- the recording coil 473 is disposed on the right side of the optical aperture 472 4.
- the reason that the recording coil 473 is provided at such a position is that when the magneto-optical recording medium is rotating at high speed, the point where the temperature actually rises is behind the spot position (see FIG. (Right side).
- the magnetoresistive element 474 for detecting magnetic flux is provided between the optical aperture 472 and the recording coil 473.
- A1TiC was used for the slider substrate 475.
- a plurality of integrated heads can be formed at a time on an A 1 T iC substrate by a wafer process. This is similar to the method of making a magnetic disk head. Here, the formation process is briefly described with reference to FIG. 23 (B).
- an underlayer (part of the flattening layer 4751) is formed to the level (1) in the figure to flatten the surface 475a of the slider substrate 475.
- Au used for the light shield part 4 752 is deposited to the level shown in (3) in the figure.
- the film thickness of this Au is 100 nm.
- the deposited Au surface is patterned by photolithography (a process using a resist and etching) to the level (2) in the figure. On top of that, the part corresponding to the light aperture 4 7 2 4 and other Unnecessary parts are masked with a resist, and Au is deposited again to the level (3) in the figure.
- the resist is removed by a lift-off method or the like to form a light opening 4724 and a light shield 4752.
- the size of the light aperture 4724 thus formed is 100 nm in the width direction in the figure, 60 nm in the height direction, and the thickness of the light shield portion 4752 is 50 nm.
- a plurality of integrated heads 471 are formed on one wafer, cut out from the wafer, and become members constituting the slider 470.
- FIG. 11 (C) shows a recording coil 473 which was difficult to represent in FIG. 11 (B).
- the second shield layer 4755 and the recording magnetic pole 480 are connected in the vertical direction (vertical direction in (B).
- In (C) from the front side of the paper to the back side of the paper), they are connected by F e Co. There are no voids.
- the laser light from the laser diode 4721 is guided from the light inlet 4722 to the waveguide 4723, and can be irradiated (applied) to the recording medium from the light opening 4724.
- FIG. 25 shows the result of examining the recording / reproducing characteristics of such an integrated head 471.
- FIG. 24 is a graph showing an example of the change in CNR with respect to the recording current of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. .
- the horizontal axis of the graph in FIG. 24 represents the recording current (mA), and the vertical axis represents CNR (dB).
- the measured mark length is 50 nm.
- the solid line in the figure shows the CNR characteristics of the magneto-optical recording medium shown in FIG. 19 having a non-magnetic film, and the dotted line shows the magneto-optical Indicates the CNR characteristics of the recording medium.
- the use of the soft magnetic film has a higher CNR characteristic with a smaller recording current.
- the magnetic flux emitted from the recording magnetic pole 480 returns to the second shield layer 475 through the soft magnetic film. The magnetic field for the magnetic domain increases.
- the magneto-optical recording medium having a soft magnetic film recording can be performed with a low laser recording power, and the recording current I w (current flowing through the recording coil) at the time of recording is sufficient at 2 O mA. Also, the sense current Is flowing through the magnetoresistive element 177 was set to 3 mA. These are about the values used for normal magnetic recording.
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