Tdk Corporation

Fumio Maruta

Kenji Yokoyama

Masatoshi Nakayama

Kunihiro Ueda

Toru Shimozawa

In a magnetic recording medium wherein a metal thin film magnetic layer and an overcoat are formed on a nonmagnetic substrate, durability is improved when the overcoat comprises a plasma-polymerized film and a topcoat of an organic fluorine compound; a plasma-polymerized film, a protective carbon film, and a topcoat of an organic fluorine compound; a plasma-polymerized film containing C, F and H; or a plasma-polymerized organometallic film and a fluorine or silicon-containing topcoat. Oxidation of the upper surface of the magnetic layer with a plasma is also effective.

Magnetic recording medium

In a magnetic recording medium wherein a metal thin film magnetic layer and a topcoat layer of an organic fluorine compound are formed on a nonmagnetic substrate, the surface of the magnetic layer is plasma treated or plasma oxidized, enhancing the bond between the adjoining layers. A protective film of carbon may be disposed between the magnetic layer and the topcoat, with the surface of the protective carbon film plasma treated. Instead, a protective film of plasma-polymerized organometallic compound may be used.

In a magnetic recording medium wherein a metal thin film magnetic layer, a protective film or carbon, and a topcoat layer are formed on a rigid substrate in this order, the topcoat layer is from an organic fluorine compound by gas phase deposition.

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