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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2022
Showa Denko K.k., Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Aono, Chiba, JP;
Takahiro Ukai, Chiba, JP;
Takanao Ebisawa, Chiba, JP;
Kazuya Niwa, Chiba, JP;
Takayuki Konno, Chiba, JP;
RESONAC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium including: a non-magnetic substrate; an underlayer; a perpendicular magnetic layer; a diffusion preventing layer; and a protective layer, wherein the underlayer, the perpendicular magnetic layer, the diffusion preventing layer, and the protective layer are layered on the non-magnetic substrate in this order, the perpendicular magnetic layer has a multi-layer structure, the perpendicular magnetic layer includes an uppermost layer and at least one layer other than the uppermost layer, the uppermost layer including Co or Fe in magnetic particles, and the at least one layer other than the uppermost layer including an oxide, the diffusion preventing layer is provided between the perpendicular magnetic layer and the protective layer, and the diffusion preventing layer includes at least one component selected from a group consisting of Si, Ti, Cr, B, and Ru, or either a carbide, an oxide, or both, of the at least one component.