Magnetic recording medium and magnetic storage device

1. A magnetic recording medium comprising:

a substrate;

a soft magnetic underlayer laminated on the substrate;

an amorphous barrier layer laminated on the soft magnetic underlayer; and

a magnetic recording layer laminated on the amorphous barrier layer,

wherein the soft magnetic underlayer includes Fe, B, Si, and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Zr, Mo, and Ta,

wherein a content of B is in a range of 12% by mol to 16% by mol, and a content of Si is in a range from 5% by mol to 15% by mol,

wherein the amorphous barrier layer includes Si, W, and one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nb, Zr, Mo, and Ta,

wherein a content of Si is in a range from 10% by mol to 30% by mol, and a content of W is in a range from 20% by mol to 60% by mol, and

wherein the magnetic recording layer includes an alloy having an L1 0 structure.

2. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the amorphous barrier layer is in a range of 5 nm to 30 nm.

3. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the amorphous barrier layer includes a TaWSi alloy.

4. A magnetic storage device comprising the magnetic recording medium of claim 1 .