Electrically conductive underlayer to grow FePt granular media with (001) texture on glass substrates

US8993134B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8993134-B2
Application numberUS-201213537379-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 29, 2012
Priority dateJun 29, 2012
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A perpendicular magnetic recording medium, comprising: a substrate; a buffer layer deposited in a first orientation on top of the substrate; an underlayer deposited in a second orientation on top of the buffer layer, the underlayer comprising an electrically conductive oxide; and a magnetic recording layer deposited on top of the underlayer and having an axis of magnetic anisotropy substantially perpendicular to the surface thereof.

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What is claimed is: 1. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium, comprising: a substrate; a buffer layer deposited in a first orientation on top of the substrate; an underlayer deposited in a second orientation on top of the buffer layer, the underlayer comprising an electrically conductive oxide of Mg with one or more of Ti, Zr and Hf, the oxide comprising between 5 and 35 atomic percent Mg; and a magnetic recording layer deposited on top of the underlayer and having an ax…

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What does patent US8993134B2 cover?
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium, comprising: a substrate; a buffer layer deposited in a first orientation on top of the substrate; an underlayer deposited in a second orientation on top of the buffer layer, the underlayer comprising an electrically conductive oxide; and a magnetic recording layer deposited on top of the underlayer and having an axis of magnetic anisotropy substantiall…
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Varaprasad Bollapragada, Takahashi Yukiko, Hono Kazuhiro, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11B5/8404. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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