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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2004
Applicants:
Zhong (Stella) Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Samuel Dacke Harkness, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhong (Stella) Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Samuel Dacke Harkness, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/65 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are granular magnetic recording media with improved grain segregation and corrosion resistance, comprising a non-magnetic substrate and at least one granular magnetic recording layer formed over the surface, comprised of at least one ferromagnetic material including magnetic grains with grain boundaries and a non-magnetic material comprised of a mixture of metal oxides. Also disclosed are methods for fabricating the improved media.