Magnetizable device
AssigneeNanomagnetics Limited
InventorsEric Leigh Mayes, Malvin Nicolas Tyler
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Abstract
There is disclosed a magnetic recording medium, which includes a magnetizable layer thereon, wherein said magnetizable layer comprises a plurality of ferri- or ferromagnetic particles each having a largest dimension no greater than 100 nm, and each of which particles represents a separate ferromagnetic domain.
Claims61
A data storage medium comprising a magnetizable layer, wherein said magnetizable layer comprises a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetic particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, wherein each of said ferromagnetic particles has been formed and is at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape.
A magnetic recording device comprising a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetizable layer comprising a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetic particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, wherein each of said particles has been formed and is at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, and wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape.
A method for creating a data storage medium comprising a magnetizable layer, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetic particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, each of said plurality of ferromagnetic particles formed and at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape;
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- depositing said plurality of ferromagnetic particles on a surface.
A method for creating a magnetic recording device comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetic particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, each of said plurality of ferromagnetic particles formed and at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape;
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- depositing said plurality of ferromagnetic particles on a surface.
A data storage medium comprising a magnetizable layer, wherein said magnetizable layer comprises a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetizable particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, wherein each of said ferromagnetizable particles has been formed and is at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape;
- and wherein said plurality of ferromagnetizable particles are deposited on a surface.
A magnetic recording device comprising a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetizable layer comprising a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetizable particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, wherein each of said ferromagnetizable particles has been formed and is at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape;
- and wherein said plurality of ferromagnetizable particles are deposited on a surface.
A method for creating a data storage medium comprising a magnetizable layer, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetizable particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, each ferromagnetizable particle formed and at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, and wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape, and
- depositing said plurality of ferromagnetizable particles on a surface.
A method for creating a magnetic recording device, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetizable particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, each ferromagnetizable particle formed and at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, and wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape, and
- depositing said plurality of ferromagnetizable particles on a surface.
A data storage medium comprising a magnetizable layer, wherein said magnetizable layer comprises a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetic particles comprising a metal or metal alloy wherein each of said particles has been formed and is at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, and wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape and said particles having been annealed.
A magnetic recording device comprising a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetizable layer comprising a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetic particles comprising a metal or metal alloy wherein each of said particles has been formed and is at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, and wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape and said particles having been annealed.
A method for creating a data storage medium comprising a magnetizable layer, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetizable particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, each ferromagnetizable particle formed and at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, and wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape,
- depositing said plurality of ferromagnetizable particles on a surface, and
- annealing said ferromagnetizable particles.
A method for creating a magnetic recording device, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of at least partially encased ferromagnetizable particles comprising a metal or metal alloy, each ferromagnetizable particle formed and at least partially encased within the cavity of one of a protein or protein macromolecule, and wherein said cavity of said protein or protein macromolecule is of a uniform predetermined size and shape,
- depositing said plurality of ferromagnetizable particles on a surface, and
- annealing said particles.
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