Effects of Cr Intermediate Layers on CoCrPt Thin Film Media on NiAl Underlayers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2728-2730

  Lee, Li Lien ^a   Laughlin, David E ^a   Lambeth, David N ^a   Fang, Leo ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAXTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT ALLOYS; COERCIVE FORCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GLASS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; NICKEL ALLOYS; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SUBSTRATES;

COBALT CHROMIUM PLATINUM; INTERFACE STRUCTURE; INTERMEDIATE LAYER; NICKEL ALUMINUM;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0029408049     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.490105     Document Type: Article

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