Magnetic recording disk and process for manufacture thereof

1. A magnetic recording disk comprising a substrate, a magnetic layer formed on the substrate, a protective layer formed on the magnetic layer and a two part lubricant layer formed on the protective layer, a first lubricant layer containing a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group on the protective layer side and a second lubricant layer containing a perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring on the first lubricant layer, wherein said perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group is a compound having a structure of the general formula (IV),

wherein each of r and s is an integer of 1 or greater, and said perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring is a compound having a structure of the general formula (I),

R 1 —OCH 2 CF 2 (OCF 2 CF 2 ) p (OCF 2 ) q OCF 2 CH 2 O—R 2   (I)

wherein R 1 is a group represented by the formula (A),

R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a group of the above formula (A), and each of p and q is an integer of 1 or greater.

2. The magnetic recording disk of claim 1 , wherein the perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a hydroxyl group has a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 7,000 and a polydispersity[Mw/Mn] of 1.2 or less.

3. The magnetic recording disk of claim 1 , wherein the perfluoropolyether compound having an end moiety containing a phosphazene ring has a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 7,000 and a polydispersity[Mw/Mn] of 1.1 or less.

4. A magnetic recording disk of claim 1 , which is mounted in a magnetic recording disk drive unit according to the LUL method.

5. A magnetic recording disk unit comprising the magnetic recording disk as recited in claim 1 and a magnetic head.

6. The magnetic recording disk unit of claim 5 , wherein said magnetic head has a negative pressure air bearing surface (NPAB) slider.