Magnetic recording medium, and method for producing the same

1 . A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a support; and

a magnetic layer provided on the support, the magnetic layer containing a magnetic particle of a CuAu type or Cu3Au type ferromagnetic ordered alloy phase,

wherein a content of boron in the magnetic particle is 0 to 0.9 at %, and a content of fluorine in the magnetic particle is 0.09 to 0.3 at %.

2 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic particle has been reduced by using NaBH 4 .

3 . The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the magnetic layer further includes a binder.

4 . A method for producing a magnetic recording medium, the method comprising:

forming an alloy particle capable of forming a CuAu type or Cu 3 Au type ferromagnetic ordered alloy phase by a reduction method in which a reducing agent containing a boron atom is used;

forming a layer including the alloy particle on a support;

heat-treating the alloy particle at a temperature below a transformation temperature of the alloy particle; and

annealing the alloy particle at a temperature which is not lower than the transformation temperature of the alloy particle,

wherein the annealing and the heat treatment are each independently before of after the formation of the layer including the alloy particle provided that the annealing is conducted after the heat-treatment.

5 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the temperature at the heat treatment is 100° C. to 300° C.

6 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the temperature at the heat treatment is 100° C. to 250° C.

7 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein a duration of the heat treatment is 1 to 120 minutes.

8 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein a duration of the heat treatment is 10 to 30 minutes.

9 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein an electric furnace, infrared heating, or hot-air blowing is used in the heat treatment.

10 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the alloy particle is oxidized between the heat treatment and the annealing.

11 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the alloy particle is oxidized between the heat treatment and the annealing.

12 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the substrate is an organic substrate.

13 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the substrate is an inorganic substrate.

14 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the substrate is an organic substrate.

15 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the substrate is an inorganic substrate.

16 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the reducing agent containing a boron atom is NaBH 4 .

17 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the reducing agent containing a boron atom is NaBH 4 .

18 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 7 , wherein the reducing agent containing a boron atom is NaBH 4 .

19 . The method for producing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the layer including the alloy particle further includes a binder.

20 . A magnetic recording medium produced by the method of claim 4.