Magnetic recording medium and method of making the same

1. A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a continuous recording layer; and

a seed layer including a surface held in contact with the recording layer;

wherein the seed layer includes an oxidized region and a non-oxidized region in said surface of the seed layer,

wherein the recording layer includes a recording magnetic region and a non-recording magnetic region, the recording magnetic region and non-recording magnetic region of the recording layer containing a same magnetic metal, the recording magnetic region being located on the non-oxidized region and having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, the non-recording magnetic region being located on the oxidized region and having a different magnetic structure from the recording magnetic region; and

wherein the non-recording magnetic region has longitudinal magnetic anisotropy.

2. A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a continuous recording layer;

a pre-seed layer; and

a seed layer provided between the recording layer and the pre-seed layer;

wherein the pre-seed layer has a surface held in contact with the seed layer and includes an oxidized region and a non-oxidized region in said surface of the pre-seed layer,

wherein the recording layer includes a recording magnetic region and a non-recording magnetic region, the recording magnetic region and non-recording magnetic region of the recording layer containing a same magnetic metal, the recording magnetic region having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and corresponding in position to the non-oxidized region, the non-recording magnetic region corresponding in position to the oxidized region and having a different magnetic structure from the recording magnetic region; and

wherein the non-recording magnetic region has longitudinal magnetic anisotropy.

3. A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a substrate;

a continuous recording layer formed over the substrate, the recording layer including a plurality of concentric recording magnetic tracks and a plurality of concentric non-recording magnetic tracks alternate with the recording magnetic tracks, the recording magnetic tracks and non-recording magnetic tracks of the recording layer containing a same magnetic metal; and

an intermediate layer formed between the substrate and the recording layer;

wherein the intermediate layer includes a plurality of oxidized regions corresponding in position to the plurality of non-recording magnetic tracks and a plurality of non-oxidized regions corresponding in position to the plurality of recording magnetic tracks;

wherein each of the non-recording magnetic tracks has perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, each of the non-recording magnetic tracks having a different magnetic structure from the recording magnetic tracks; and

wherein each of the non-recording magnetic tracks has longitudinal magnetic anisotropy.

4. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein the intermediate layer is a seed layer made of a metal selected from the group consisting of Ru, Pt, Pd and Ti, or an alloy containing the selected metal.

5. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein the intermediate layer is a pre-seed layer made of an element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Pt, Ni, Fe, Ti, W, Mo, B, C, Si and Ge, or a compound containing the selected element.

6. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein the recording layer is entirely made of a magnetic material containing Co.

7. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 6 , wherein the magnetic material is selected from the group consisting of CoCrPt—SiO 2 , CoCr—SiO 2 , and CoPt—Sio 2 .