CoPtCr-SiO2 perpendicular media for high density recording with a high order magnetic anisotropy energy term

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3175-3177

  Shimatsu, T ^b   Sato, H ^b   Oikawa, T ^b,c   Mitsuzuka, K ^b   Inaba, Y ^b   Kitakami, O ^b   Okamoto, S ^b   Aoi, H ^b   Muraoka, H ^a,b   Nakamura, Y ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUJI ELECTRIC CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

CoPtCr SiO2; High order energy term; Lattice deformation; Magnetic anisotropy; Perpendicular recording media; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RECORDING; PLATINUM; SILICA; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THIN FILMS;

COPTCR-SIO; HIGH ORDER ENERGY TERM; LATTICE DEFORMATION; PERPENDICULAR RECORDING MEDIA;

COBALT;

EID: 27744575846     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.855282     Document Type: Article

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