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US 2015/0117166 A1Published application
Magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage apparatus
AssigneeShowa Denko K.K.
InventorsLei ZHANG, Tetsuya KANBE, Yuji MURAKAMI, Kazuya NIWA
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Abstract
A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a magnetic layer including an alloy having an L10 type crystal structure as a main component thereof, and a plurality of underlayers arranged between the substrate and the magnetic layer. The plurality of underlayers include at least one crystalline underlayer which has a (100) orientation, and includes W as a main component thereof and one or more kinds of elements selected from a group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Hf, Zr, Y, Be, Ce, La, and Sc.
Claims12
A magnetic recording medium comprising:
- a substrate;
- a magnetic layer including an alloy having an L10 type crystal structure as a main component thereof;
- and
- a plurality of underlayers arranged between the substrate and the magnetic layer,
- wherein the plurality of underlayers include at least one crystalline underlayer which has a (100) orientation, and includes W as a main component thereof and one or more kinds of elements selected from a group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Hf, Zr, Y, Be, Ce, La, and Sc.
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A magnetic storage apparatus comprising:
- a magnetic recording medium;
- and
- a head configured to write information on and read information from the magnetic recording medium,
- wherein the magnetic recording medium includes
- a substrate;
- a magnetic layer including an alloy having an L10 type crystal structure as a main component thereof;
- and
- a plurality of underlayers arranged between the substrate and the magnetic layer,
- wherein the plurality of underlayers include at least one crystalline underlayer which has a (100) orientation, and includes W as a main component thereof and one or more kinds of elements selected from a group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Hf, Zr, Y, Be, Ce, La, and Sc.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.