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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zhong (Stella) Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Rajiv Yadav Ranjan, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428332 ; 428336 ; 4286 / ; 4286 / ; 428900 ;
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium exhibiting high in-plane anisotropy at low Mrt is formed employing a NiAl seedlayer and a CrMn underlayer thereon. Embodiments include magnetic recording media with a CoCrPtTa magnetic alloy layer exhibiting a Hr greater than 2800 Oe with a Mrt no greater than 0.5 memu/cm.sup.2. The resulting media also exhibit high S* and low media noise.