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- the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium. Specifically, the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium used in a hard disk magnetic recording device (HDD).
- HDD hard disk magnetic recording device
- the perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes at least a nonmagnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer formed of a hard magnetic material.
- the perpendicular magnetic recording medium is optionally formed of a soft magnetic material, and a soft magnetic backing layer that plays a role of concentrating the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic head on the magnetic recording layer, and a hard magnetic material of the magnetic recording layer. It may further include a base layer for orientation in the direction, a protective film for protecting the surface of the magnetic recording layer, and the like.
- the heat-assisted magnetic recording method is a recording method in which the magnetic recording layer is irradiated with a laser or the like to reduce the coercive force, and in that state, a recording magnetic field is applied to reverse the magnetization.
- recording is performed by heating to the vicinity of the Curie temperature of the magnetic material.
- the Curie temperature (Tc) of FePt is about 450 ° C.
- recording at a high temperature causes deterioration of the carbon protective film for protecting the magnetic recording layer and the lubricant on the protective film, and also causes deterioration of the recording head itself. It becomes a factor to decrease. Therefore, it is desired to perform recording at as low a temperature as possible.
- Patent Document 1 proposes adding Cu or the like to FePt in order to reduce Tc.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a magnetic recording medium in which a magnetic recording layer deposited on a nonmagnetic substrate includes a plurality of ferromagnetic regions separated from each other by antiferromagnetic regions in the in-plane direction.
- Cited Document 2 an alloy mainly composed of FePtRh is used in the ferromagnetic region and the antiferromagnetic region, so that the density can be increased and magnetic separation between the magnetic bits is possible, and surface degradation can be suppressed.
- Patent Document 2 does not propose a decrease in recording temperature during magnetic recording.
- the magnetic recording medium includes a substrate and a magnetic recording layer, and the magnetic recording layer includes an ordered alloy having Fe, Pt, and Rh, and the Rh content of the FePtRh ordered alloy is 10 at% or less.
- the ordered alloy having Fe, Pt and Rh preferably has a Fe / Pt ratio of 1.0 or more and a Rh content of 1 at% or more.
- the ordered alloy having Fe, Pt and Rh preferably has a Fe / Pt ratio of 1.2 or more and an Rh content of 1.5 at% or more. Further, in this magnetic recording medium, the Fe content is more preferably 50 at% or more.
- the magnetic recording medium can reduce the Tc of the magnetic material without increasing the in-plane coercivity and without decreasing the magnetic characteristics.
- Hc_in in-plane coercivity
- FIG. 3 is a ternary diagram in which the peak intensity ratio of in-plane alignment components when FePtRh is used for the magnetic recording layer of the magnetic recording medium is plotted against the Fe (Pt) and Rh contents (at%). It is a graph which shows the change of Tc at the time of using FePtRh for the magnetic recording layer of a magnetic recording medium, and shows the change of Tc (degreeC) with respect to the addition amount (at%) of Rh. It is a graph which shows the change of saturation magnetization (Ms) at the time of using FePtRh for the magnetic recording layer of a magnetic recording medium, and shows the change of Ms (emu / cc) with respect to Tc (degreeC).
- Ms saturation magnetization
- FIG. 3 is a ternary diagram in which Tc when FePtRh is used for the magnetic recording layer of the magnetic recording medium is plotted against the contents (at%) of Fe, Pt, and Rh.
- FIG. 5 is a ternary diagram in which Ms when FePtRh is used for the magnetic recording layer of the magnetic recording medium is plotted against the contents (at%) of Fe, Pt, and Rh.
- FIG. 6 is a ternary diagram in which Ku when FePtRh is used for the magnetic recording layer of the magnetic recording medium is plotted against the contents (at%) of Fe, Pt, and Rh.
- the magnetic recording medium includes a substrate and a magnetic recording layer, and the magnetic recording layer includes an ordered alloy having Fe, Pt, and Rh, and the Rh content of the ordered alloy having Fe, Pt, and Rh is 10 at% or less. It is characterized by being.
- the ordered alloy containing Fe, Pt, and Rh is also simply referred to as an FePtRh ordered alloy.
- the notation of an alloy or material represented by an element such as FePtX or FePt simply means that the element is included as a constituent element and does not define the composition between the elements. Therefore, for example, the description of FePtRh only indicates that the constituent elements of the ordered alloy are Fe, Pt, and Rh, and does not mean that the ratio of these constituent elements is 1: 1: 1.
- the magnetic recording medium may further include a layer known in the art, such as an adhesion layer, a soft magnetic backing layer, a heat sink layer, an underlayer, and / or a seed layer, between the substrate and the magnetic recording layer. .
- the magnetic recording medium may further include a layer known in the art such as a protective layer and / or a liquid lubricant layer on the magnetic recording layer.
- a layer known in the art such as a protective layer and / or a liquid lubricant layer on the magnetic recording layer.
- FIG. 1 shows one configuration example of a magnetic recording medium including a substrate 10, an adhesion layer 20, an underlayer 30, a seed layer 40, a magnetic recording layer 50, and a protective layer 60.
- the substrate 10 may be various substrates having a smooth surface.
- the substrate 10 can be formed using a material generally used for magnetic recording media. Materials that can be used include Al alloys plated with NiP, MgO single crystals, MgAl 2 O 4 , SrTiO 3 , tempered glass, crystallized glass and the like.
- the adhesion layer 20 that may be optionally provided is used for enhancing adhesion between a layer formed on the adhesion layer 20 and a layer formed under the adhesion layer 20.
- the layer formed under the adhesion layer 20 includes the substrate 10.
- the material for forming the adhesion layer 20 includes metals such as Ni, W, Ta, Cr, and Ru, and alloys including the above-described metals.
- the adhesion layer 20 may be a single layer or may have a stacked structure of a plurality of layers.
- a soft magnetic backing layer (not shown) that may be optionally provided controls the magnetic flux from the magnetic head to improve the recording and reproducing characteristics of the magnetic recording medium.
- the material for forming the soft magnetic underlayer is (i) a crystalline material such as NiFe alloy, Sendust (FeSiAl) alloy, CoFe alloy, (ii) a microcrystalline material such as FeTaC, CoFeNi, CoNiP, or (iii) ) An amorphous material including a Co alloy such as CoZrNb or CoTaZr is included.
- the optimum value of the thickness of the soft magnetic underlayer depends on the structure and characteristics of the magnetic head used for magnetic recording. When the soft magnetic backing layer is formed by continuous film formation with other layers, it is preferable that the soft magnetic backing layer has a thickness in the range of 10 nm to 500 nm (including both ends) from the viewpoint of productivity.
- a heat sink layer (not shown) may be provided.
- the heat sink layer is a layer for effectively absorbing excess heat of the magnetic recording layer 50 generated during the heat-assisted magnetic recording.
- the heat sink layer can be formed using a material having high thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity.
- a material includes Cu simple substance, Ag simple substance, Au simple substance, or an alloy material mainly composed of them.
- “mainly” means that the content of the material is 50 wt% or more.
- the heat sink layer can be formed using an Al—Si alloy, a Cu—B alloy, or the like.
- the heat sink layer can be formed using Sendust (FeSiAl) alloy, soft magnetic CoFe alloy, or the like.
- Sendust FeSiAl
- soft magnetic material By using a soft magnetic material, the function of concentrating the perpendicular magnetic field generated by the head on the magnetic recording layer 50 can be imparted to the heat sink layer, and the function of the soft magnetic backing layer can be supplemented.
- the optimum value of the heat sink layer thickness varies depending on the amount of heat and heat distribution during heat-assisted magnetic recording, the configuration of each layer of the magnetic recording medium, and the thickness of each layer.
- the thickness of the heat sink layer is preferably 10 nm or more and 100 nm or less in consideration of productivity.
- the heat sink layer can be formed using any method known in the art, such as a sputtering method or a vacuum evaporation method. Usually, the heat sink layer is formed using a sputtering method.
- the heat sink layer can be provided between the substrate 10 and the adhesion layer 20, between the adhesion layer 20 and the underlayer 30, in consideration of characteristics required for the magnetic recording medium.
- the underlayer 30 is a layer for controlling the crystallinity and / or crystal orientation of the seed layer 40 formed above.
- the underlayer 30 may be a single layer or a multilayer.
- the underlayer 30 is preferably nonmagnetic.
- Nonmagnetic materials used for forming the underlayer 30 are (i) a single metal such as Pt metal or Cr metal, or (ii) Mo, W, Ti, V, Mn, Ta, and Zr in the main component Cr.
- the underlayer 30 can be formed using any method known in the art such as sputtering.
- the function of the seed layer 40 is to control the grain size and crystal orientation of the magnetic crystal grains in the upper magnetic recording layer 50.
- the seed layer 40 may have a function of ensuring adhesion between the layer under the seed layer 40 and the magnetic recording layer 50. Further, another layer such as an intermediate layer may be disposed between the seed layer 40 and the magnetic recording layer 50. When an intermediate layer or the like is arranged, the grain size and crystal orientation of the magnetic recording layer 50 are controlled by controlling the grain size and crystal orientation of the crystal grains of the intermediate layer and the like.
- the seed layer 40 is preferably nonmagnetic.
- the material of the seed layer 40 is appropriately selected according to the material of the magnetic recording layer 50. More specifically, the material of the seed layer 40 is selected according to the material of the magnetic crystal grains of the magnetic recording layer.
- the magnetic crystal grains in the magnetic recording layer 50 is formed by L1 0 type ordered alloy, it is preferable to form the seed layer 40 by using a NaCl-type compounds.
- the seed layer 40 can be formed using an oxide such as MgO or SrTiO 3 or a nitride such as TiN.
- the seed layer 40 can be formed by stacking a plurality of layers containing the above materials.
- the seed layer 40 preferably has a thickness of 1 nm to 60 nm, preferably 1 nm to 20 nm.
- the seed layer 40 can be formed using any method known in the art such as sputtering.
- the magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic recording layer 50.
- the magnetic recording layer 50 is an FePtRh ordered alloy containing iron (Fe) and platinum (Pt) and rhodium (Rh).
- the ratio of Fe to Pt is preferably Fe / Pt ⁇ 1, and more preferably Fe / Pt ⁇ 1.2.
- the Rh content is preferably 10 at% or less.
- the FePtRh ordered alloy preferably has a composition in which the amount of Rh in the FePtRh ordered alloy is 1 at% or more.
- the amount of Rh in the FePtRh ordered alloy is preferably 1.5 at% or more.
- the Fe content is Fe ⁇ 50 at%. Is more preferable.
- a magnetic recording layer of a magnetic recording medium by sandwiching a thin coupling layer made of a nonmagnetic transition metal such as Rh, Cu, or Cr between ferromagnetic layers, adjacent magnetic layers are antiferromagnetic exchange coupled.
- the antiferromagnetic coupling energy varies depending on the type of element, the structure of the sandwiched layers, and the like.
- the antiferromagnetic exchange coupling energy is particularly large when Rh is used for the coupling layer.
- Rh can exhibit the above-mentioned effect from a thin film thickness.
- the FePtRh ordered alloy is a ferromagnetic material in the magnetic recording layer.
- a region having a locally antiferromagnetic property around Rh is provided.
- the antiferromagnetic coupling through the added Rh occurs in a part of the ordered alloy, so that it has a high Ku near room temperature, and when the temperature is raised, Spin disturbance is likely to occur, and Tc is lowered. For this reason, it is considered that a steep temperature characteristic in which the gradient of the magnetic characteristic with respect to the temperature becomes large is obtained.
- the temperature of Tc can be lowered without deteriorating the magnetic characteristics.
- FePtRh having a composition ratio within the above-described range the in-plane coercive force is not increased and the Tc of the magnetic material can be reduced without deteriorating the magnetic characteristics.
- the magnetic recording layer 50 is preferably formed by a sputtering method involving heating of the substrate.
- the sputtering method include general methods well known in the technical field such as a DC magnetron sputtering method and an RF sputtering method, and these general methods can be used in the present invention.
- the term “sputtering method” has the same meaning as the above-described general method unless otherwise specified.
- sputtering means only a step of ejecting atoms, clusters or ions from a target by collision of high energy ions, and all of the elements contained in the ejected atoms, clusters or ions are formed. It is not meant to be fixed on the membrane substrate. In other words, the thin film obtained in the “sputtering” step in this specification does not necessarily contain the element that has reached the deposition target substrate in a ratio of the amount reached.
- a target used for the sputtering method for example, a target containing Fe, Pt, and Rh at a predetermined ratio can be used.
- a target containing Fe and Pt and an Rh target may be used.
- Fe, Pt, and Rh targets may be used.
- the composition ratio can be controlled by adjusting the power applied to each target.
- the substrate is heated when the magnetic recording layer 50 is formed.
- the substrate temperature during this heating is in the range of 300 ° C. to 700 ° C.
- the degree of order of the ordered alloy in the magnetic recording layer 50 can be improved.
- the magnetic recording layer 50 has a thickness of 1 to 30 nm.
- the layer responsible for magnetic recording of the magnetic recording medium may be a single layer of the magnetic recording layer 50, or may be a laminate of a plurality of layers obtained by adding other layers to the magnetic recording layer 50.
- Each of the plurality of additional layers may have either a granular structure or a non-granular structure.
- ECC Exchange-coupled Composite
- a magnetic layer that does not include a granular structure may be provided on the magnetic recording layer 50 as a continuous layer.
- the continuous layer includes a so-called CAP layer.
- the magnetic recording layer 50 may have a granular structure including magnetic crystal grains and nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries surrounding the magnetic crystal grains.
- the magnetic crystal grains can include the ordered alloy described above.
- the nonmagnetic grain boundary includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of oxides such as SiO 2 , TiO 2 and ZnO; nitrides such as SiN and TiN; carbon (C); and boron (B). be able to.
- the nonmagnetic grain boundary may include a mixture of carbon (C) and boron (B).
- a target in which a material for forming magnetic crystal grains and a material for forming nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries are mixed at a predetermined ratio may be used.
- a target made of a material that forms magnetic crystal grains and a target made of a material that forms nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries may be used.
- a plurality of targets may be used as targets for forming magnetic crystal grains. In this case, power can be separately supplied to each target to control the ratio of magnetic crystal grains and nonmagnetic crystal grain boundaries in the magnetic recording layer.
- the protective layer 60 can be formed using a material conventionally used in the field of magnetic recording media. Specifically, the protective layer 60 can be formed using a nonmagnetic metal such as Pt, a carbon-based material such as diamond-like carbon, or a silicon-based material such as silicon nitride.
- the protective layer 60 may be a single layer or may have a laminated structure.
- the laminated protective layer 60 may be, for example, a laminated structure of two types of carbon materials having different characteristics, a laminated structure of a metal and a carbon material, or a laminated structure of a metal oxide film and a carbon material. Good.
- the protective layer 60 can be formed using any method known in the art, such as CVD, sputtering (including DC magnetron sputtering), and vacuum deposition.
- the magnetic recording medium of the present invention may further include a liquid lubricant layer (not shown) provided on the protective layer 60.
- the liquid lubricant layer can be formed using a material conventionally used in the field of magnetic recording media.
- the material of the liquid lubricant layer includes, for example, a perfluoropolyether lubricant.
- the liquid lubricant layer can be formed using, for example, a coating method such as a dip coating method or a spin coating method.
- characteristics such as Tc, saturation magnetization (Ms), in-plane coercive force (Hc_in), magnetic anisotropy constant (Ku) of the magnetic recording medium, and composition of the magnetic recording layer are as follows. It was measured.
- the saturation magnetization (Ms) of the obtained magnetic recording medium was determined using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM).
- VSM vibrating sample magnetometer
- the saturation magnetization Ms (T) at room temperature and at a plurality of measurement temperatures T are measured using VSM, the measurement temperature T and the square of the saturation magnetization Ms 2 (T) are plotted, and a regression line is obtained by the least square method. Got.
- Each layer of the magnetic recording medium was formed according to the following procedure, and the magnetic characteristics were evaluated.
- a magnesium oxide (MgO) substrate was prepared. This substrate was introduced into an in-line type sputtering apparatus. A Pt layer having a thickness of 20 nm was formed by RF sputtering using a pure Pt target in Ar gas at a pressure of 0.44 Pa. The substrate temperature when forming the Pt layer was 350 ° C. Further, the sputtering power when forming the Pt layer was 300 W.
- the film thickness of the FePtX layer was 10 nm.
- the power applied to the target during the formation of the FePtX layer was 300 W (FePt) and 0 to 240 W (X).
- the content of X in the layer made of FePtX was adjusted to a desired value by changing the power applied to X.
- the content of each element is shown in Table 1.
- the measurement results of the in-plane holding force (Hc_in) are also shown in Table 1.
- Table 1 The results shown in Table 1 are shown in the graph of FIG. As shown in Table 1 and FIG. 3, in the case where the Fe / Pt ratio was shown in Table 1, even if the amount of Rh added was increased, the increasing tendency of the in-plane coercivity (Hc_in) was not observed. On the other hand, in the case of Cu, the in-plane coercivity tended to increase as the amount of Cu added increased.
- Rh may not increase the in-plane coercivity (Hc_in) even if the amount of Rh added is increased, but the in-plane orientation state when Rh is further added is considered.
- Table 2 shows the amount of Rh added and the ratio of the peak integrated intensity of (002) representing the vertical alignment component of FePt evaluated using XRD and (200) representing the in-plane alignment component. .
- this ratio is also referred to as “peak intensity ratio of in-plane alignment component”.
- the value of the peak intensity ratio of the in-plane orientation component serves as an index indicating how much the in-plane orientation component exists, and the larger the value, the greater the in-plane orientation. Since this index uses structural analysis by X-ray, the state of in-plane orientation can be grasped in more detail.
- Table 2 also shows the ratio (%) of fluctuation in the peak intensity ratio of the in-plane alignment component when Rh is added, with the peak intensity ratio of the in-plane alignment component when the addition amount of Rh is 0 being 100%.
- This variation is also referred to herein as the variant amount.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the variant amount (%) in Table 2 above.
- FIG. 5 is a ternary diagram in which the peak intensity ratio of the in-plane orientation component is plotted with respect to the contents (at%) of Fe, Pt, and Rh.
- the addition amount of Rh in FePtRh as the material of the magnetic recording layer is preferably 10 at% or less. Further, it is considered that the addition amount of Rh in FePtRh as the material of the magnetic recording layer is preferably 1 at% or more. Therefore, the addition amount of Rh in FePtRh is preferably 10 at% or less, more preferably 1 at% or more and less than 10 at%, from the tendency of the addition amount of Rh in Table 2. More preferably it is.
- the relationship between the ratio of Fe / Pt and the amount of Rh added will be considered.
- the amount of Rh added is preferably 1 at% or more and 10 at% or less, and particularly preferably 1 at% or more and 5 at% or less.
- the amount of Rh added is preferably 10 at% or less, more preferably 1.5 at% or more and 10 at% or less, and 1.5 at% or more and 8 at% or less. More preferably.
- the amount of Rh added is preferably 10 at% or less, more preferably 1.5 at% or more and 10 at% or less, and 1.5 at% or more and 10 at% or less. More preferably, it is less than%. Further, in these cases, the in-plane orientation tends to decrease more particularly in the composition range where the Fe content of FePtRh is 50 at% or more.
- Rh + Fe has a smaller value, so that it is considered that Rh is more easily substituted for Pt than Fe in the FePt alloy. From this, it is considered that the above results were obtained.
- Each layer of the magnetic recording medium was formed according to the following procedure, and the magnetic characteristics were evaluated.
- a magnesium oxide (MgO) substrate was prepared. This substrate was introduced into an in-line type sputtering apparatus. A Pt layer having a thickness of 20 nm was formed by RF sputtering using a pure Pt target in Ar gas at a pressure of 0.44 Pa. The substrate temperature when forming the Pt layer was 350 ° C. The sputtering power when forming the Pt layer was 300 W.
- an FePtRh layer made of FePtRh was formed on the substrate on which the Pt layer was formed by an RF sputtering method using an FePt target and an Rh target in Ar gas at a pressure of 0.60 Pa at 350 ° C.
- the film thickness of the FePtRh layer was 10 nm.
- the electric power applied to the target when forming the FePtRh layer was 300 W (FePt) and 0 to 240 W (Rh).
- the Rh content of the layer made of FePtRh was adjusted to a desired value by changing the power applied to Rh. Table 3 shows the content and composition of each element.
- Tc and magnetic properties were evaluated according to the above-described methods. The results are also shown in Table 3.
- FIGS. 6A to 10C show the measurement results of Tc, Ms, and Ku according to the Fe / Pt ratio.
- 7 to 9 are ternary diagrams in which Tc, Ms, and Ku when FePtRh is used for the magnetic recording layer of the magnetic recording medium are plotted with respect to the contents (at%) of Fe, Pt, and Rh. It is.
- Each layer of the magnetic recording medium was formed according to the following procedure, and the magnetic characteristics were evaluated.
- a magnesium oxide (MgO) substrate was prepared. This substrate was introduced into an in-line type sputtering apparatus. A Pt layer having a thickness of 20 nm was formed by RF sputtering using a pure Pt target in Ar gas at a pressure of 0.44 Pa. The substrate temperature when forming the Pt layer was 350 ° C. The sputtering power when forming the Pt layer was 300 W.
- An FePtX layer was formed.
- the film thickness of the FePtX layer was 10 nm.
- the power applied to the target when forming the FePtX layer was 300 W (FePt) and 0 to 240 W (X).
- the content of X in the layer made of FePtX was adjusted to a desired value by changing the power applied to X.
- Tables 4-6 For reference, an excerpt of the FePtRh measurement results shown in Table 2 above is also shown in Table 7.
- FePtRh is an excellent material for the magnetic recording layer.
- the amount of Rh added is 10 at% or less
- the variant amount decreases and the in-plane alignment component decreases.
- the amount of Rh added is 10 at% or less, excellent characteristics of Tc, Ms, and Ku can be realized even when compared with FePtX in which X is Ru, Mn, or Cu.
- the Fe / Pt ratio is preferably about 0.9 or more, more preferably 1.0 or more, and further preferably 1.2 or more.
- FePtRh is excellent as a material of the magnetic recording layer, has excellent magnetic properties in its predetermined composition range, does not increase in-plane orientation, and reduces Tc. Can do.
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以下に実験例により、本発明を説明するが、以下の実験例は本発明を限定することを意図するものではない。
本実験例では、FePtX(X=Rh又はCu)からなる磁気記録層を含む磁気記録媒体について、Xの添加量と、面内配向の関係を検討した。
本実験例はFePtRhのTc、Ms及びKuについて評価した。
図6Aに示されるように、FePtRhからなる磁気記録層は、Rhの添加量が増加するにつれてTcが低下した。また、図6B及び図6Cに示すように、Tcの低下に伴い、Ms及びKuは低下するが、Tcの低下が十分と考えられる250~300℃程度のTcで、十分な磁気特性を実現できると考えられる。従って、このTcを実現できる10at%以下のRh添加量(FePtRhの全量を基準)が、好ましいRh添加量であると考えられる。また、Fe/Pt比を見ると、図6Cに示されるようにFe/Pt比が1.0以上であると、10at%以下のRh添加量(Tcが約250℃以上)において良好なKu値を実現できると考えられる。また、Fe及びPtの含有量を見た場合、Fe/Pt比が1.0を超える領域(Fe/Pt=1.2~1.4)では、Feの含有量が50%以上で特に優れた特性を実現することができる。
本実験例では、FeptX(X=Cu、Mn又はRu)について、Tc、Ms及びKuについて評価した。
図10A~図10Cに示したFe/Pt=1.2の場合を見ると、FePtXでXがRu、Mn又はCuの場合と比較して、XがRhのとき、大きなTcの低下を示した(図10A)。また、Ms及びKuの値も、XがRhの場合、XがRu、Mn又はCuと比較して、大きな値を示した(図10B及び図10C)。
20 密着層
30 下地層
40 シード層
50 磁気記録層
60 保護層
202 反強磁性ドメイン
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- 基板と、磁気記録層とを含む磁気記録媒体であって、前記磁気記録層は、Fe、Pt及びRhを有する規則合金を含み、前記Fe、Pt及びRhを有する規則合金のRh含有量が10at%以下であることを特徴とする磁気記録媒体。
- 前記Fe、Pt及びRhを有する規則合金は、Fe/Ptの比が1.0以上であり、Rh含有量が1at%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の磁気記録媒体。
- 前記Fe、Pt及びRhを有する規則合金は、Fe/Ptの比が1.2以上であり、Rh含有量が1.5at%以上であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の磁気記録媒体。
- 前記Fe、Pt及びRhを有する規則合金は、Fe含有量が50at%以上であることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の磁気記録媒体。
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