Magnetic recording medium

A magnetic recording medium comprising:

• a non-metallic support member having front and rear sides, the front side being covered by a ferromagnetic metal thin film, the ferromagnetic metal thin film being containing Co covered by a protective layer having a thickness ranging from about 2 nm to about 20 nm, the back side being covered by a back coat layer having a thickness ranging from about 5 nm to about 500 nm,
• the protective layer comprising hydrogen in an amount ranging from about 5 atom % to about 20 atom % and carbon, the protective layer being substantially free of any binder,
• the back coat layer comprising hydrogen in an amount ranging from about 5 atom % to about 20 atom % and carbon, the back coat layer being substantially free of any binder,
• the protective layer and the back coat layer being coated with a fluorine based lubricant selected from the group consisting of perfluoropolyether, an ester of a carbonic acid and perfluoropolyether, an ester of perfluoroalkylcarboxylate, perfluoroalkylester carboxylate, perfluoroalkylester perfluoroalkylcarboxylate, perfluoroalkylamide carboxylate and, perfluoroalkylamide perfluoroalkylcarboxylate.