Abstract: A double layer perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a high medium S/N ratio at a recording density of 50 Gb/in2 or higher and a magnetic storage apparatus with a lower error rate and excellent reliability are provided. In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium in which a soft magnetic underlayer 12, an intermediate layer 13, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer 14 are sequentially formed on a substrate 11, the intermediate layer 13 is made to be a non-magnetic amorphous alloy, in which Ni is a main component and Zr is contained, and the soft magnetic underlayer 12 is constituted of ferromagnetic nan-crystals precipitated by annealing.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to-carrying out a high density magnetic recording to a material having a large coercive force by perpendicular magnetic recording head.

Abstract: To provide an improved perpendicular magnetic recording medium suitable for high density magnetic recording. In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprising a perpendicular magnetic layer and protective layer provided on a non-magnetic substrate via a soft magnetic backlayer, a polycrystalline MgO film is inserted between the soft magnetic backlayer and perpendicular magnetic layer.

Abstract: A double layer perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a high medium S/N ratio at a recording density of 50 Gb/in2 or higher and a magnetic storage apparatus with a lower error rate and excellent reliability are obtained with a structure having soft magnetic underlayer 12, an intermediate layer 13 and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer 14 are sequentially formed on a substrate 11. The, intermediate layer 13 is made to be a non-magnetic amorphous alloy, in which Ni is a main component and Zr is contained, and the soft magnetic underlayer 12 is constituted of ferromagnetic nano-crystals precipitated by annealing.

Abstract: The magnetoresistance effect element is of a multilayered structure having at least magnetic layers and an intermediate layer of an insulating material, a semiconductor or an antiferromagnetic material against the magnetic layers, and the magnetoresistance effect element has terminals formed at least on the opposite magnetic layers, respectively, so that a current flows in the intermediate layer. The film surfaces of all the magnetic layers constituting the magnetoresistance effect element are opposed substantially at right angles to the recording surface of a magnetic recording medium. Therefore, the area of the magnetic layers facing the recording surface of the magnetic recording medium can be extremely reduced, and thus the magnetic field from a very narrow region of the high-density recorded magnetic recording medium can be detected by the current which has a tunneling characteristic and passes through the intermediate layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to perpendicular magnetic recording media using a ferromagnetic film provided with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for a recording layer and a magnetic recording apparatus using the media, and the object is to provide the perpendicular magnetic recording media which are excellent in signal to noise ratio (S/N) in a large recording density region, which are stable against thermal fluctuation and which can be easily manufactured, and the magnetic recording apparatus using the media.

Abstract: Magnetic recording medium includes at least two layers having different magnetic anisotropy constants formed on a substrate and the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of the second magnetic film of those magnetic films, far from the substrate surface, made equal to or larger than that of the first magnetic film near to the substrate surface, thus improving the magnetic isolation.

Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium which has been improved to be suitable for high-density magnetic recording and a magnetic recording apparatus using the medium are provided. The magnetic back film of a dual-layer perpendicular recording medium is caused to be constituted by a plurality of layers, and a keeper layer 17 for keeping perpendicular magnetization and layers 13 and 15 for improving the recording efficiency of a recording head are functionally separated from one another. Further, the magnetization orientations of the soft magnetic films excluding the keeper layer are defined to be in the circumferential direction of the disk, whereby the frequency of occurrence of noise is decreased.

Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic recording medium which has been improved to be suitable for high-density magnetic recording and a magnetic recording apparatus using the medium are provided. The magnetic back film of a dual-layer perpendicular recording medium is caused to be constituted by a plurality of layers, and a keeper layer 17 for keeping perpendicular magnetization and layers 13 and 15 for improving the recording efficiency of a recording head are functionally separated from one another. Further, the magnetization orientations of the soft magnetic films excluding the keeper layer are defined to be in the circumferential direction of the disk, whereby the frequency of occurrence of noise is decreased.

Abstract: The magnetoresistance effect element is of a multilayered structure having at least magnetic layers and an intermediate layer of an insulating material, a semiconductor or an antiferromagnetic material against the magnetic layers, and the magnetoresistance effect element has terminals formed at least on the opposite magnetic layers, respectively, so that a all the magnetic layers constituting the magnetoresistance effect element are opposed substantially at right angles to the recording surface of a magnetic recording medium. Therefore, the area of the magnetic layers facing the recording surface of the magnetic recording medium can be extremely reduced, and thus the magnetic field from a very narrow region of the high-density recorded magnetic recording medium can be detected by the current which has a tunneling characteristic and passes through the intermediate layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to perpendicular magnetic recording media using a ferromagnetic film provided with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for a recording layer and a magnetic recording apparatus using the media, and the object is to provide the perpendicular magnetic recording media which are excellent in signal to noise ratio (S/N) in a large recording density region, which are stable against thermal fluctuation and which can be easily manufactured, and the magnetic recording apparatus using the media.

Abstract: To provide an improved perpendicular magnetic recording medium suitable for high density magnetic recording.

Abstract: An ferromagnetic thin film is used to provide a magnetic recording medium whose noise is low and whose S/N value is high. The ferromagnetic thin film as the magnetic film of the magnetic recording medium is such that the fluctuation field of magnetic viscosity at 25° C. at the field strength equal to remanence coercivity or coercivity is not less than 15 oersteds and the coercivity is not less than 2000 oersteds.

Abstract: A thin film magnetic recording medium including a magnetic layer having a fluctuation field defined as S/Xirr, where S is magnetic viscosity and Xirr is irreversible susceptibility Xirr. The fluctuation field of the magnetic layer is not less than 15 oersteds.

Abstract: Magnetic recording medium includes at least two layers having different magnetic anisotropy constants formed on a substrate and the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of the second magnetic film of those magnetic films, far from the substrate surface, made equal to or larger than that of the first magnetic film near to the substrate surface, thus improving the magnetic isolation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to perpendicular magnetic recording media using a ferromagnetic film provided with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for a recording layer and a magnetic recording apparatus using the media, and the object is to provide the perpendicular magnetic recording media which are excellent in signal to noise ratio (S/N) in a large recording density region, which are stable against thermal fluctuation and which can be easily manufactured, and the magnetic recording apparatus using the media.

Abstract: Magnetic recording medium includes at least two layers having different magnetic anisotropy constants formed on a substrate and the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of the second magnetic film of those magnetic films, far from the substrate surface, made equal to or larger than that of the first magnetic film near to the substrate surface, thus improving the magnetic isolation.

Abstract: The magnetoresistance effect element is of a multilayered structure having at least magnetic layers and an intermediate layer comprised of an insulating material, a semicondcutor or an antiferromagnetic material against said magnetic layers, and the magnetoresistance effect element has terminals formed with at least on the opposite magnetic layers, respectively, so that a current is sure to be flowed in the intermediate layer. The film surfaces of all the magnetic layers constituting the magnetoresistance effect element are opposed substantially at right angles to the recording surface of a magnetic recording medium. Therefore, the area of the magnetic layers facing the recording surface of the magnetic recording medium can be extremely reduced, and thus the magnetic field from a very narrow region of the high-density recorded magnetic recording medium can be detected by the current which has a tunneling characteristic and passes through the intermediate layer.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium has a magnetic recording film in which the magnitude of saturation magnetization Ms(T=5° K) at 5° K and magnitude of saturation magnetization Ms(T=300° K) at 300° K satisfy: Ms(T=300° K)/Ms(T=5° K)≧0.75. The recording medium enables the high-density recording, and a magnetic recording apparatus using this recording medium can yield a sufficiently high reproduction signal level within the operating temperature range of the apparatus.

Abstract: To provide an improved perpendicular magnetic recording medium suitable for high density magnetic recording. In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprising a perpendicular magnetic layer and protective layer provided on a non-magnetic substrate via a soft magnetic backlayer, a polycrystalline MgO film is inserted between the soft magnetic backlayer and perpendicular magnetic layer.