WO2006038630A1 - 磁気記録媒体 - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
- H01F10/00—Thin magnetic films, e.g. of one-domain structure
- H01F10/08—Thin magnetic films, e.g. of one-domain structure characterised by magnetic layers
- H01F10/10—Thin magnetic films, e.g. of one-domain structure characterised by magnetic layers characterised by the composition
- H01F10/12—Thin magnetic films, e.g. of one-domain structure characterised by magnetic layers characterised by the composition being metals or alloys
- H01F10/16—Thin magnetic films, e.g. of one-domain structure characterised by magnetic layers characterised by the composition being metals or alloys containing cobalt
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
- G11B5/62—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material
- G11B5/64—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material comprising only the magnetic material without bonding agent
- G11B5/65—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material comprising only the magnetic material without bonding agent characterised by its composition
- G11B5/658—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material comprising only the magnetic material without bonding agent characterised by its composition containing oxygen, e.g. molecular oxygen or magnetic oxide
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- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
- G11B5/84—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing record carriers
- G11B5/851—Coating a support with a magnetic layer by sputtering
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- the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium, and more particularly to a magnetic recording medium mounted on various recording devices such as a computer and a video recorder.
- a perpendicular magnetic recording system As a technique for further increasing the magnetic recording density, a perpendicular magnetic recording system has attracted attention.
- a recording medium used for perpendicular magnetic recording a Co-Pt-Cr crystal grain is surrounded by SiO.
- a medium using a recording layer having an error structure is disclosed (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-178413). If this medium is completely divided by the grain force SiO of each of Co-Pt-Cr, which is a ferromagnetic material, the magnetic interaction between the magnetic particles will be reduced.
- the high magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Co-Pt-Cr crystals with c-axis oriented in the direction perpendicular to the film surface produces a high perpendicular coercive force by reducing the magnetic interaction between magnetic particles. It is considered to be.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium that can exhibit high perpendicular coercive force by reducing the magnetic coupling between magnetic particles.
- a magnetic recording medium according to the present invention has the following general formula:
- m and n are atomic ratios, m is from 0.2 to 0.4, n is from 0 to 0.1, x is from 9 at.% To 13 at.%, YZx is from 1.8 to 2 3 or less)
- the magnetic recording medium according to the present invention is in a form in which a CoPt-based alloy and TiO are phase separated.
- the recording layer preferably has perpendicular magnetic anisotropy.
- the recording layer is preferably formed under an Ar gas pressure atmosphere of 4 Pa or more and 9 Pa or less.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a magnetic recording medium according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing the change of the perpendicular coercive force of the film with respect to the amount of Pt in the CoPt alloy film.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a magnetic recording medium manufactured in an example.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the amounts of elements of Ti and O in the film with respect to the Ar gas pressure when the recording layer is formed for the magnetic recording medium of Example 1.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the change in perpendicular coercive force He with respect to the Ti content in the film for the magnetic recording medium of Example 1.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the change in the atomic ratio of O and Ti in the film to the Ar gas pressure during the recording layer formation for the magnetic recording medium of Example 1.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the ratio of CrZ (Co + Pt + Cr) and the perpendicular coercive force with respect to the magnetic recording medium of Example 1.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram collectively showing the evaluation results of Example 1, Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 9 A medium having a Co Pt — TiO recording film according to the present invention and a conventional CoPtCr—SiO
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a magnetic recording medium according to the present invention.
- the substrate 1 On the substrate 1, there are an underlayer 2, a Co—Pt alloy crystal grain and a TiO recording layer 3 and a protective layer 4 surrounding it.
- the substrate 1 glass, metal, plastic, or the like may be used as an example of any material that has mechanical strength that does not easily break and has a smooth surface. Can do.
- the underlayer 2 may be omitted or may have a multilayer structure.
- a soft magnetic layer such as Ni—Fe used as an auxiliary during recording, or a nonmagnetic film such as Pt or Ru for ensuring the crystal orientation of the recording layer can be used.
- the thickness of the underlayer 2 is not particularly limited.
- the protective layer 4 may be omitted or may have a multilayer structure. Examples include hard films such as carbon and TiN. Further, a liquid or solid lubricant may be used on the surface of the protective film 4. However, it is preferable in terms of recording characteristics to reduce the distance to the recording layer surface as much as possible, so that the thickness of these magnetic heads is thin.
- the recording layer 3 includes a Daru made up of crystal grains of a Co-Pt alloy and TiO grain boundaries surrounding the crystal grains.
- Ti content (X) is 9 at.% Or more and 13 at.% Or less.
- the ratio of 0 to Ti (yZx) is 1.8 to 2.3 in atomic ratio.
- the total ratio of Co and Pt (1-n) is 0.9 or more in atomic ratio and the ratio (n) of Cr is 0.1 or less.
- the ratio (m) of Pt in the total of Co and Pt is 0.2 or more and 0.4 or less in atomic ratio.
- the ratio of O to Ti (yZx) is 2.0 in atomic ratio.
- the ratio of O to Ti in the film is less than 1.8, the force portion of Ti atoms penetrates into the CoPt alloy magnetic particles in the metallic state, degrading the magnetic properties of the recording layer.
- the ratio of O and Ti in the film is 2.3 or more, a considerable partial force of O atoms penetrates into the CoPt alloy magnetic particles, so that Co is oxidized and the magnetic properties of the recording layer are deteriorated. Make it.
- the coercive force deteriorates both when) is smaller or larger than this range. Therefore, the ratio (m) of Pt in the total of Co and Pt in the film needs to be 0.2 or more and 0.4 or less in terms of atomic ratio.
- a CoPt alloy film with a thickness of about 30 nm was produced by changing the Pt ratio in the range of Oat.% Force 53.5 at. I examined the power. The result is shown in figure 2.
- Pt ratio in the range of 0.2 or more and 0.4 or less 2.
- Force that can provide a high coercive force of 50e or more Pt ratio is smaller or larger than this range. The perpendicular coercive force is deteriorating.
- the magnetic recording medium shown in FIG. 3 was produced.
- a Ru film 14 having a thickness of about 15 nm was sequentially formed as an underlayer.
- a TiO chip was placed on the target surface of Co Pt (at.%).
- a recording layer 15 having a thickness of about 15 nm was formed at a Ar gas pressure of 1 to 10 Pa by a DC magnetron sputtering method.
- the substrate is not heated in the formation of all layers.
- the elemental composition in the recording layer of the medium was measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy after sputter etching on the surface of 5 nm, and the perpendicular coercive force was measured by a sample vibration type magnetometer.
- Figure 4 shows the amounts of Ti and O elements in the film against the Ar gas pressure during recording layer deposition. By changing the Ar gas pressure when forming the recording layer, the amount of elements in the film changes, and the acid pressure increases as the gas pressure increases. It can be seen that the amount of compound increases.
- Figure 5 shows the change in the value of the normal coercive force He with respect to the Ti content in the film.
- Figure 6 shows the atomic ratio of O and Ti in the film to the Ar gas pressure during recording layer deposition.
- the atomic ratio of O and Ti was in the range of 1.8 to 2.3.
- the slope parameter a of the MH loop in the vertical direction of the film was a small value of 1.4.
- a recording layer having a thickness of about 15 nm was formed at a Ar gas pressure of 5 Pa by magnetron sputtering.
- the elemental composition of this film is Co48.2at.%, Ptl3.lat.%, Cr6.Oat.%, Ti9.8.at.%, 02.9at.%, And Cr in the elements excluding Ti and O The ratio was 8.9 at.
- the He of this film was 33120e.
- a recording layer was formed in the same manner as described above except that the number of Cr chips arranged on the target surface was increased.
- the ratio of Cr in this film was 12 at.%.
- the He of this film was 2100 Oe.
- FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the ratio of CrZ (Co + Pt + Cr) and the perpendicular coercive force.
- a recording layer having a thickness of about 15 nm was formed using Ar gas pressure 3 to: LOPa.
- the perpendicular coercive force changed with the Ar gas pressure during film formation, and a maximum value was obtained at 7 Pa (a value close to the disclosure of Reference 1).
- the sample showing the maximum He had an M—H loop slope parameter ⁇ of 2.0, which was larger than Example 1.
- a recording layer having a thickness of about 15 nm was formed by Ar sputtering at an Ar gas pressure of 3 to: LOPa.
- the perpendicular coercive force changed with the Ar gas pressure during deposition, and at 5Pa, He became the maximum.
- the slope parameter ⁇ of the M—H loop was 1.9, which was larger than that in Example 1.
- FIG. 8 summarizes the evaluation results of Example Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2.
- a medium using TiO as an oxide constituting the recording layer depends on the film formation conditions.
- the slope parameter ⁇ is shown. This means that the medium force using TiO
- the medium containing Cr6.Oat.% (8.9at.% In the elements excluding Ti and O) in the recording layer also showed high perpendicular coercive force of 3kOe or more.
- the medium of the present invention having a Co Pt TiO recording film and the CoPtCr-SiO recording
- FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the linear recording density and the SN ratio. It can be seen that the medium of the present invention exhibits a higher signal-to-noise ratio than the conventional medium. For example, at a linear recording density of 600 kFCI, the media of the present invention exhibits a signal-to-noise ratio that is about 3 dB higher than conventional media. This difference in SN ratio means that the medium of the present invention can be used even at a recording density twice that of the conventional medium.
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