Density limits imposed by the microstructure of magnetic recording media

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 321, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 467-476

  Richter, H J ^a  

^a SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bit patterned media; Magnetic recording; Microstructure; Perpendicular recording; Scaling; Superparamagnetic limit

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

ALTERNATIVE PATHS; ANISOTROPY ENERGY DENSITIES; AREAL DENSITIES; BIT-PATTERNED MEDIA; CRITICAL THICKNESS; DENSITY LIMITS; EXCHANGE STIFFNESS; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS; GRAIN SIZES; HIGH ANISOTROPIES; INTERGRANULAR; MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIAS; NARROW DISTRIBUTIONS; PATTERNED MEDIAS; PERPENDICULAR RECORDING; SCALING; STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC LIMIT; THERMAL STABILITIES;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 60849085714     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2008.04.161     Document Type: Article

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