IP Library Granted Patent US 10,803,895
Granted Patent B2
US 10,803,895 · App. 15/859,973 · Granted Oct 13, 2020

Magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage apparatus

Inventors: Takayuki Fukushima (Chiba, JP); Haruhisa Ohashi (Chiba, JP); Lei Zhang (Chiba, JP); Yuji Murakami (Chiba, JP); Hisato Shibata (Chiba, JP); Takehiro Yamaguchi (Chiba, JP); Tetsuya Kanbe (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
G11B5/65G11B5/7325G11B2005/0021
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Patent No.
US 10,803,895
App. No.
15/859,973
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magnetic recording medium includes: a substrate; a first underlayer; a second underlayer; and a magnetic layer including an alloy having a L1 0 type crystal structure with a (001) orientation. The substrate, the first underlayer, the second underlayer, and the magnetic layer are stacked in this order. The first underlayer is a crystalline layer that includes Mo as a main component. The second underlayer is a crystalline layer that includes a material containing Mo as a main component and that includes an oxide. The content of the oxide in the second underlayer is in a range of from 2 mol % to 30 mol %. The oxide is an oxide of one or more kinds of elements selected from a group consisting of Cr, Mo, Nb, Ta, V, and W.

Claims (18)

1. A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a substrate;

a first underlayer consisting of one of a Mo layer, a Mo—W layer, a Mo—Cu layer, a Mo—Ni layer, a Mo—Fe layer, a Mo—Re layer, and a Mo—C layer;

a second underlayer; and

a magnetic layer including an alloy having a L1 0 type crystal structure with a (001) orientation,

wherein the substrate, the first underlayer, the second underlayer, and the magnetic layer are stacked in this order,

wherein the first underlayer is a crystalline layer that includes Mo as a main component,

wherein the second underlayer is a crystalline layer that includes a material containing Mo as a main component and that includes an oxide, a content of the oxide in the second underlayer being in a range of from 3.3 mol % to 23.3 mol %, and

wherein the oxide is an oxide of one or more kinds of elements selected from a group consisting of Cr, Mo, Nb, Ta, V, and W.

2. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide is an oxide of Mo.

3. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the second underlayer has a non-granular structure.

4. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a barrier layer between the second underlayer and the magnetic layer,

wherein the barrier layer includes one or more compounds selected from a group consisting of MgO, TiO, NiO, TiN, TaN, HfN, NbN, ZrC, HfC, TaC, NbC, and TiC, and has a NaCl type structure.

5. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an orientation control layer between the substrate and the first underlayer,

wherein the orientation control layer is a Cr layer having a BCC structure, an alloy layer containing Cr as a main component and having a BCC structure, or an alloy layer having a B2 structure.

6. A magnetic storage apparatus comprising the magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 .

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC HARD DISK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069167/0673 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 23, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064082/0513 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2018
From: FUKUSHIMA, TAKAYUKI; OHASHI, HARUHISA; ZHANG, LEI; MURAKAMI, YUJI; SHIBATA, HISATO; YAMAGUCHI, TAKEHIRO; KANBE, TETSUYA
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 044515/0421 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-010657 · Jan 24, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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