Abstract: This method for producing a structure wherein base materials are bonded by atomic diffusion comprises: a step for applying a liquid resin on the base material; a step for smoothing the surface of the liquid resin by surface tension; a step for forming a resin layer by curing; a step for forming a metal thin film on the resin layer; a step for forming a metal thin film on the base material; and a step for bringing the metal thin film of the base material and the metal thin film of the base material into close contact with each other, thereby bonding the metal thin film of the resin layer and the metal thin film of the base material with each other by atomic diffusion

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium capable of reducing the surface roughness of the magnetic recording layer without adversely affecting the magnetic properties of the magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes a substrate, a seed layer on the substrate, and a magnetic recording layer on the seed layer, wherein the seed layer has a structure of: (a) a spinel structure consisting of Mg, Cr and O; (b) a spinel structure consisting of Zn, Fe and O; or (c) an inverse spinel structure consisting of Mg, Ti and O.

Abstract: Provided is a bonding method for directly bonding an electrode part of a chip component to a bonding part provided on a substrate that is a bonding target, the method comprising: a step for placing the substrate on a stage inside a liquid vessel; a step for injecting liquid into the liquid vessel; and a step for bonding the electrode part of the chip component to the bonding part (electrode part) of the bonding target by superimposing the chip component held by a bonding head in the liquid stored in the liquid vessel over the bonding target and then applying pressure thereto.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium including a first magnetic recording layer having a large coercive force and a granular structure in which magnetic crystal grains are well separated from each other. The magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes a non-magnetic substrate, a first seed layer, and a first magnetic recording layer formed on the first seed layer, wherein the first seed layer includes Pt, the first magnetic recording layer includes one or more magnetic layers, the magnetic layer in contact with the first seed layer includes Fe, Pt and Ti, and the magnetic layer in contact with the first seed layer has a granular structure consisting of magnetic crystal grains of a L10 type ordered alloy including Fe and Pt, and a non-magnetic grain boundary including Ti.

Abstract: In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a method of manufacturing the same, a first magnetic recording layer includes first magnetic crystal grains and a first non-magnetic portion containing carbon, a second magnetic recording layer includes second magnetic crystal grains and a second non-magnetic portion containing ZnO, a third magnetic recording layer includes third magnetic crystal grains and a third non-magnetic portion containing carbon, a film thickness t2 of the second magnetic recording layer is 0.1 nm to 7.0 nm, a volume fraction x2 of the second non-magnetic portion in the second magnetic recording layer at completion of formation is 0.20 to 0.90, a film thickness t3 of the third magnetic recording layer is 0.5 nm to 4.0 nm, a volume fraction x3 of the third non-magnetic portion in the third magnetic recording layer is 0.20 to 0.70, and (t2/t3)×(x2/x3) is 0.30 to 1.20.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium, and this magnetic recording medium includes at least a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer. In the magnetic recording medium of the present invention, the magnetic recording layer includes an ordered alloy having an L10-ordered structure, includes Fe, Pt, and V, and has a composition of Pt>Fe. The magnetic recording layer preferably has a granular structure composed of magnetic crystal grains including the ordered alloy and a non-magnetic crystal grain boundary, and the non-magnetic crystal grain boundary includes V.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium with a reduced average grain diameter and reduced grain diameter dispersion is provided. A magnetic recording medium having a magnetic property (magnetic anisotropy energy) applicable as a magnetic recording medium is provided. It is a magnetic recording medium containing a substrate, a grain diameter control layer, a first seed layer, a second seed layer, and a magnetic recording layer containing an ordered alloy in this order, in which the second seed layer is composed of crystal grains having TiN as a main component, and a grain boundary material having at least one or more selected from the group consisting of metal oxides and carbon as a main component.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a magnetic recording medium capable of realizing lowering of recording temperature. A magnetic recording medium comprises a substrate, and a magnetic recording layer comprising a first magnetic layer and a second magnetic layer, in which the second magnetic layer comprises an FePtRh ordered alloy, and the first magnetic layer has Ku at room temperature larger than Ku of the second magnetic layer at room temperature.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium in which the surface roughness of the magnetic recording layer can be reduced without deterioration of the magnetic properties of the magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes a substrate, a seed layer on the substrate, and a magnetic recording layer on the seed layer, wherein the seed layer contains Mn, Cr, and O, and has a spinel structure.

Abstract: An optical component includes a wavelength converting member including a fluorescent part having an upper surface, a lower surface, and one or more lateral surfaces, and containing a fluorescent material, and a light-reflecting part adjacently surrounding the one or more lateral surfaces of the fluorescent part when viewed from above, and a light-transmissive member disposed below the wavelength converting member. A dielectric multilayer film is disposed on an upper surface of the light-transmissive member at least at a region facing the fluorescent part, the dielectric multilayer film is configured to transmit excitation light incident from below the light-transmissive member and to reflect fluorescent light emitted from the fluorescent part. Further, a space is formed between the fluorescent part and the dielectric multilayer film.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided that includes, in the order recited, a substrate; a first seed layer; a second seed layer containing ZnO; a third seed layer containing MgO; and a magnetic recording layer containing an ordered alloy. The first seed layer contains Ru and at least one material selected from the group consisting of oxides, carbides, and nitrides. Employing seed layers enables the magnetic recording medium to be a perpendicular magnetic recording medium by having the magnetic recording layer contain an ordered alloy suitable for perpendicular magnetic recording. Recording density is improved thereby while ensuring required thermal stability. Further, the invention achieves an increased thickness of the magnetic layer and a reduced grain size.

Abstract: The problem of the invention is to provide a process for producing a magnetic recording medium which exhibits both of excellent thermal stability and favorable writing capability. The process for producing the magnetic recording medium of the invention includes the steps of: (A) forming the first magnetic recording layer while monotonously changing a substrate temperature; and (B) forming the second magnetic recording layer while monotonously changing the substrate temperature wherein the material of the second magnetic recording layer is different from the material of the first recording layer, wherein the substrate temperature at the beginning of the step (B) is set such that the magnetic anisotropy constant of the first magnetic recording layer and the magnetic anisotropy constant of the second magnetic recording layer is changed monotonously at the interface between the first and second magnetic recording layers.

Abstract: The problem of the invention is to provide a magnetic thin film having a high magnetic anisotropy constant Ku and a high coercive force Hc, and to provide an application device comprising the above magnetic thin film. The magnetic thin film of the present invention includes an ordered alloy including: at least one first element selected from the group consisting of Fe and Ni; at least one second element selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Au and Ir; and Sc.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: providing a support with a semiconductor light-emitting element including a first electrode and a second electrode; providing a base including a first interconnect terminal and a second interconnect terminal; forming a first metal layer on the support to cover the first and the second electrodes; forming a second metal layer on the base to cover the first and the second interconnect terminals; arranging the first and second electrodes and the first and second interconnect terminals to respectively face each other, and providing electrical connection therebetween by atomic diffusion; and rendering electrically insulative or removing portions of the first metal layer and the second metal layer that are outside thereof defined between the first and second electrodes and the first and second interconnect terminals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic recording layer that has a high magnetic anisotropy constant Ku and a low Curie temperature Tc, as well as a magnetic recording medium that incorporates such a magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording medium of the present invention includes a nonmagnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer containing an ordered alloy. The ordered alloy may contain at least one element selected from the group consisting of Fe and Ni; at least one element selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Au, Rh and Ir; and Ru.

Abstract: The invention provides a magnetic recording medium including a magnetic layer or a magnetic recording layer having a granular structure in which magnetic crystal grains are well separated from each other. The magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a seed layer, and a magnetic recording layer, wherein the magnetic recording layer includes a first magnetic layer which is a continuous film consisting of an ordered alloy, and a second magnetic layer having a granular structure consisting of magnetic crystal grains consisting of an ordered alloy and a non-magnetic crystal grain boundary, and the seed layer consists of a material selected from the group consisting of an NaCl-type compound, a spinel-type compound, and a perovskite-type compound.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing perpendicular magnetic recording medium which includes magnetic recording layer having desired film thickness while maintaining high magnetic anisotropy and having more homogenized magnetic characteristics. The method includes: (A) preparing non-magnetic substrate; (B) laminating magnetic recording layer on the substrate; and (C) heating the substrate on which the magnetic recording layer is laminated to a temperature of 400 to 600° C. The step (B) includes at least forming a first magnetic recording layer and a second magnetic layer thereon. The first layer has a granular structure including a first magnetic crystal grain constituted by an ordered alloy surrounded by a first non-magnetic grain boundary constituted by carbon, and the second layer has a granular structure including a second magnetic crystal grain constituted by an ordered alloy surrounded by a second non-magnetic grain boundary constituted by a non-magnetic material constituted by boron and carbon.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium including a magnetic recording layer of a granular structure and having a large thickness as well as excellent magnetic properties is provided. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer, wherein the magnetic recording layer includes first magnetic recording layers on the side of the non-magnetic substrate and second magnetic recording layers, the first magnetic layers have a granular structure including first magnetic crystal grains containing an ordered alloy and a first non-magnetic segregant surrounding the first magnetic crystal grains and containing carbon; and the second magnetic layers have a granular structure including second magnetic crystal grains containing an ordered alloy and a second non-magnetic segregant surrounding the second magnetic crystal grains and containing Zn and O.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an insulating substrate,a semiconductor element disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, a heat dissipation member, and a metal bonding layer that bonds the lower surface of the substrate to the upper surface of the heat dissipation member, and the area of the upper surface of the heat dissipation member is larger than the area of the lower surface of the substrate, and the metal bonding layer contacts the whole of the lower surface of the substrate and has an area larger than the area of the lower surface of the substrate, and the heat conductivity of the metal bonding layer is higher than the heat conductivity of the heat dissipation member.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided that includes, in the order recited, a substrate; a first seed layer; a second seed layer containing ZnO; a third seed layer containing MgO; and a magnetic recording layer containing an ordered alloy. The first seed layer contains Ru and at least one material selected from the group consisting of oxides, carbides, and nitrides. Employing seed layers enables the magnetic recording medium to be a perpendicular magnetic recording medium by having the magnetic recording layer contain an ordered alloy suitable for perpendicular magnetic recording. Recording density is improved thereby while ensuring required thermal stability. Further, the invention achieves an increased thickness of the magnetic layer and a reduced grain size.