Microstructure and exchange coupling of segregated oxide perpendicular recording media

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 639-644

  Nolan, Thomas P ^a   Risner, Juliet D ^b   Harkness IV, Samuel D ^a   Girt, Erol ^a   Wu, Stella Z ^a   Ju, Ganping ^a   Sinclair, Robert ^c  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Magnetic films; Perpendicular magnetic recording

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; COERCIVE FORCE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MAGNETIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLINE GRAIN CORES; EXCHANGE COUPLING FIELD; METAL OXIDES; RECORDING MEDIA;

DATA RECORDING;

EID: 33846707594     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2006.888208     Document Type: Article

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