Effect of nonuniform microstructure on magnetic switching behavior in CoCrPt-SiO2 perpendicular magnetic recording media

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Jung, H S ^a   Kuo, M ^a   Malhotra, S S ^a   Bertero, G ^a  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; COERCIVE FORCE; FILM THICKNESS; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GRAIN ISOLATION; MAGNETIC ACTIVATION; MAGNETIC SWITCHING; NONUNIFORM MICROSTRUCTURE;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 42149163785     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2832508     Document Type: Conference Paper

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