Grain size reduction in CoCrPt:SiO2 perpendicular recording media with oxide-based intermediate layers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Piramanayagam, S N ^a   Pock, C K ^b   Lu, L ^b   Ong, C Y ^a   Shi, J Z ^a   Mah, C S ^a  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; DEPOSITION; OXIDES; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; THIN FILMS;

INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; PERPENDICULAR RECORDING MEDIA; REACTIVE ATMOSPHERE;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 33750156777     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2362643     Document Type: Article

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