IP Library Granted Patent US 8,062,778
Granted Patent B2
US 8,062,778 · App. 12/088,831 · Granted Nov 22, 2011

Magnetic recording disk and method for manufacture thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,062,778
App. No.
12/088,831
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

In order to obtain a magnetic recording disk that exhibits high reliability even if the flying height of a magnetic head becomes very narrow, a lubricant is specified in terms of both molecular structure and quantitative data. That is, a lubricating layer 14 of the magnetic recording disk 1 is formed by a lubricant which contains perfluoropolyether compounds represented by the following chemical formula (Chemical Formula 1) and which has a first component content of 71.7%, a second component content of 15.7%, a third component content of 11.7%, a fourth component content of 0.3%, and a fifth component content of 0.6%: X—OCH 2 CF 2 —(CF 2 O) m (C 2 F 4 O) n —CF 2 OCH 2 O—X  (Chemical Formula 1) m, n=9 to 11 first component: X=X 1 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH second component: X=X 2 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH third component: X=X 3 =H fourth component: X=X 4 =CF 3 fifth component: X=X 5 =CF 2 Cl.

Claims (35)

1. A magnetic recording disk comprising a nonmagnetic substrate on which at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer are arranged in that order,

wherein the lubricating layer is made from a lubricant; the lubricant contains principal components which are perfluoropolyether compounds represented by the following chemical formula (Chemical Formula 1) and which are a first component having terminal groups X represented by X1, a second component having terminal groups X represented by X2, and a third component having terminal groups X represented by X3; and the ratio of the content of the first component to that of the second component to that of the third component in the perfluoropolyether compounds ranges from (71 to 73):(15 to 17):(11 to 13) on a molar basis in the case where the lubricant is analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy:

X—OCH 2 CF 2 —(CF 2 O) m (C 2 F 4 O) n —CF 2 OCH 2 O—X  (Chemical Formula 1)

m, n=9 to 11

first component: X=X 1 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

second component: X=X 2 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

third component: X=X 3 =H.

2. The magnetic recording disk according to claim 1 , wherein the sum of the content of the first component, that of the second component, and that of the third component in the perfluoropolyether compounds is 99.0% or more on a molar basis in the case where the lubricant is analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

3. A magnetic recording disk comprising a nonmagnetic substrate on which at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer are arranged in that order,

wherein the lubricating layer is made from a lubricant; the lubricant contains principal components which are perfluoropolyether compounds represented by the following chemical formula (Chemical Formula 2) and which are a first component having terminal groups X represented by X1, a second component having terminal groups X represented by X2, and a third component having terminal groups X represented by X3; and the sum of the content of the first component, that of the second component, and that of the third component in the perfluoropolyether compounds is 99.0% or more on a molar basis in the case where the lubricant is analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy:

X—OCH 2 CF 2 —(CF 2 O) m (C 2 F 4 O) n —CF 2 OCH 2 O—X  (Chemical Formula 2)

m, n=9 to 11

first component: X=X 1 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

second component: X=X 2 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

third component: X=X 3 =H.

4. A magnetic recording disk comprising a nonmagnetic substrate on which at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer are arranged in that order,

wherein the lubricating layer is made from a lubricant; the lubricant contains principal components which are perfluoropolyether compounds represented by the following chemical formula (Chemical Formula 3) and which are a first component having terminal groups X represented by X1, a second component having terminal groups X represented by X2, a third component having terminal groups X represented by X3, a fourth component having terminal groups X represented by X4, and a fifth component having terminal groups X represented by X5; and the sum of the content of the fourth component and that of the fifth component in the perfluoropolyether compounds is 1.0% or less on a molar basis in the case where the lubricant is analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy:

X—OCH 2 CF 2 —(CF 2 O) m (C 2 F 4 O) n —CF 2 OCH 2 O—X  (Chemical Formula 3)

m, n=9 to 11

first component: X=X 1 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

second component: X=X 2 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

third component: X=X 3 =H

fourth component: X=X 4 =CF 3

fifth component: X=X 5 =CF 2 Cl.

5. A magnetic recording disk comprising a nonmagnetic substrate on which at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer are arranged in that order,

wherein the lubricating layer is made from a lubricant; the lubricant contains principal components which are perfluoropolyether compounds represented by the following chemical formula (Chemical Formula 4) and which are a first component having terminal groups X represented by X1, a second component having terminal groups X represented by X2, a third component having terminal groups X represented by X3, a fourth component having terminal groups X represented by X4, and a fifth component having terminal groups X represented by X5; and the content of the fourth component is less than that of the fifth component in the case where the lubricant is analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy:

X—OCH 2 CF 2 —(CF 2 O) m (C 2 F 4 O) n —CF 2 OCH 2 O—X  (Chemical Formula 4)

m, n=9 to 11

first component: X=X 1 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

second component: X=X 2 =CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OCH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 OH

third component: X=X 3 =H

fourth component: X=X 4 =CF 3

fifth component: X=X 5 =CF 2 Cl.

6. The magnetic recording disk according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer is made of a carbonaceous material.

7. A method for manufacturing the magnetic recording disk according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , comprising a step of forming the lubricating layer from the lubricant obtained by molecularly distilling a raw material for lubricants.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF ASSIGNEE TO WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 024611 FRAME 0396. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 20, 2010
From: HOYA MAGNETICS SINGAPORE PTE LTD; HOYA CORPORATION
To: WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 025008/0948 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2010
From: HOYA MAGNETICS SINGAPORE PTE LTD; HOYA CORPORATION
To: WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION; WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 024611/0396 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2008
From: SUZUKI, KOTA; SHIMOKAWA, KOICHI
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020730/0130 →