Recording medium for heat assisted magnetic recording and method of forming the same
AssigneeAgency for Science, Technology and Research
InventorsJiang Feng Hu, Wen Huei Tsai, Kiat Min Cher, Binni Varghese, Chee Beng Lim, Jian Zhong Shi
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Abstract
Various aspects of this disclosure provide a recording medium for heat-assisted-magnetic-recording (HAMR). The recording medium may include a substrate. The recording medium may further include a recording layer. The recording medium may also include a thermal control layer between the recording layer and the substrate. The thermal control layer may have a thermal conductivity that increases with increasing temperature.
Claims19
A recording medium for heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), the recording medium comprising:
- a substrate;
- a recording layer;
- and
- a thermal control layer between the recording layer and the substrate;
- wherein the thermal control layer has a thermal conductivity that increases with temperature, wherein the thermal control layer comprises copper (I) oxide.
A method of forming a recording medium for heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), the method comprising:
- providing a substrate;
- forming a recording layer;
- and
- forming a thermal control layer between the recording layer and the substrate;
- wherein the thermal control layer has a thermal conductivity that increases with temperature;
- and
- wherein the thermal control layer comprises copper (I) oxide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.