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Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2011
Applicant:

Naruhisa Nagata, Matsumoto, JP;

Inventor:

Naruhisa Nagata, Matsumoto, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/32 (2006.01); G11B 5/84 (2006.01); G11B 5/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/8408 (2013.01); G11B 5/72 (2013.01);
Abstract

A protective film is disclosed that is mainly composed of a tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C film) that is denser than a DLC film formed by a plasma CVD method and containing aggregate particles so reduced as to a necessary and sufficient level, to provide a method of manufacturing such a protective film, and to provide a magnetic recording medium comprising such a protective film. The film is mainly composed of a ta-C film formed by a filtered cathodic arc method using a cathode target of glass state carbon. A magnetic recording medium is disclosed which includes a substrate, a magnetic recording layer, and the protective film mainly composed of a ta-C film.


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