Effects of Grain Size and Orientation on Magnetic Properties of CoCrPt/Ti Films for Perpendicular Magnetic Recording(<Special Issue>Recent Progress of High-Density Disk Storage)

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Several 2 nm seed layers were sputtered to increase coercivity (Hc) and anisotropy (Ku) of CoCrPt/Ti perpendicular recording media. Among them 2 nm Ag seed layer was very effective to increase Hc of (Co_<78>Cr_<22>)_<100-x>Pt_x/Ti (x = 14, 20). However, the effect was more pronounced when (Co_<78>Cr_<22>)_<100-x>Pt_x/Ti became thinner. In addition a [=4π(dM/dH)_<Hc>] decreased when the Ag layer was used. The film thickness below which the seed Ag layer was effective was reduced with decreasing Pt content. However, the Ag seed layer did not promote (0002) texture of Ti and CoCrPt layers. Domain size was reduced when the Ag seed layer was used. The effects of Ag seed layer are thought to be due to change of exchange constant of the grains, for which the grain boundary plays an important role. Effects of film thickness and Pt content can also be explained successfully by the variation of exchange constant due to grain boundary. Some experimental evidence as well as crude mode for exchange constant variation are given.
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2003-09-01