IP Library Granted Patent US 7,112,376
Granted Patent B2
US 7,112,376 · App. 10/753,366 · Granted Sep 26, 2006

Magnetic recording medium

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Patent No.
US 7,112,376
App. No.
10/753,366
Granted
Sep 26, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magnetic recording medium comprising; a nonmagnetic support; a first under layer which is constituted by a nonmetal element, per se, a compound consisting of nonmetal elements, or a compound containing titanium and a nonmetal element; a second under layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of chromium, titanium, iridium, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, rhenium and osmium; and a magnetic layer which contains a ferromagnetic metal alloy containing at least cobalt, platinum and chromium, and a nonmagnetic compound, in this order.

Claims (38)

1. A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a nonmagnetic polymer support having a thickness of from 10 to 200 μm, said polymer support being a resin film containing at least one of aromatic polyimide, aromatic polyamide, aromatic polyamideimide, polyether ketone, polyether sulfone, polyether imide, polysulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, triacetate cellulose, and a fluorine resin;

a subbing layer which contains at least one of a polyimide resin, a polyamideimide resin, a silicone resin and a fluorine resin and has, at its surface, protrusions having a height of from 5 to 60 nm;

a first under layer which is constituted by a nonmetal element, per se, a compound consisting of nonmetal elements, or a compound containing titanium and a nonmetal element;

a second under layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of chromium, titanium, iridium, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, rhenium, osmium, cobalt, tungsten, vanadium, iron and molybdenum; and

a magnetic layer which contains a ferromagnetic metal alloy containing at least cobalt, platinum and chromium, and a nonmagnetic compound,

in this order.

2. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonmagnetic flexible polymer support has a thickness of from 10 to 100 μm.

3. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the subbing layer has, at its surface, protrusions having a height of from 10 to 30 nm.

4. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are provided at the surface in a density of from 0.1 to 100/μm 2 .

5. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are provided at the surface in a density of from 1 to 10/μm 2 .

6. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protrusions contain spherical silica particles.

7. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonmetal element is selected from C, Si, B, Te, As, Se, I, N and O.

8. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the nonmetal element is C.

9. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , which further comprises a crystal growth defective layer of the second under layer at an interface between the first under layer and the second under layer, said crystal growth defective layer having a thickness of 5 nm or less.

10. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , which is used for a recording and reproducing in which the recording and the reproducing are made in a state that the magnetic recording medium contacts with a magnetic head.

11. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the ferromagnetic metal alloy/nonmagnetic compound in the magnetic layer is from 95/5 to 80/20 (atomic ratio).

12. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polymer support is a resin film containing at least one of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate.

13. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the support has a thickness of from 10 to 63 μm.

14. A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a nonmagnetic polymer support having a thickness of from 10 to 200 μm, said polymer support being a resin film containing at least one of aromatic polyimide, aromatic polyamide, aromatic polyamideimide, polyether ketone, polyether sulfone, polyether imide, polysulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, triacetate cellulose, and a fluorine resin;

a first under layer which is constituted by a nonmetal element, per se, a compound consisting of nonmetal elements, or a compound containing titanium and a nonmetal element;

a second under layer containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of chromium, titanium, iridium, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, rhenium, osmium, cobalt, tungsten, vanadium, iron and molybdenum; and

a magnetic layer which contains a ferromagnetic metal alloy containing at least cobalt, platinum and chromium, and a nonmagnetic compound,

in this order,

wherein the ratio of the ferromagnetic metal alloy/nonmagnetic compound in the magnetic layer is from 95/5 to 80/20 (atomic ratio).

15. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the nonmagnetic flexible polymer support has a thickness of from 10 to 100 μm.

16. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising a subbing layer between the nonmagnetic flexible polymer support and the first under layer, wherein the subbing layer contains at least one of a polyimide resin, a polyamideimide resin, a silicone resin and a fluorine resin and has, at its surface, protrusions having a height of from 5 to 60 nm.

17. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the subbing layer has, at its surface, protrusions having a height of from 10 to 30 nm.

18. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the protrusions are provided at the surface in a density of from 0.1 to 100/μm 2 .

19. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the protrusions are provided at the surface in a density of from 1 to 10/μm 2 .

20. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the protrusions contain spherical silica particles.

21. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the nonmetal element is selected from C, Si, B, Te, As, Se, I, N and O.

22. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , wherein nonmetal element is C.

23. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , which further comprises a crystal growth defective layer of the second under layer at an interface between the first under layer and the second under layer, said crystal growth defective layer having a thickness of 5 nm or less.

24. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , which is used for a recording and reproducing in which the recording and the reproducing are made in a state that the magnetic recording medium contacts with a magnetic head.

25. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the polymer support is a resin film containing at least one of polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate.

26. The magnetic recording medium as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the support has a thickness of from 10 to 63 μm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018904/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2004
From: MORIWAKI, KENICHI; USUKI, KAZUYUKI; NISHIKAWA, MASAKAZU
To: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 014880/0113 →