Abstract:
A multi-layer including a magnetic recording layer and a high-magnetostriction layer having a magnetostriction constant larger than that of the magnetic recording layer is formed.
Abstract:
The magnetic recording medium comprises a soft magnetic undercoat film, an orientation control film that controls the orientation of a film provided directly above, a perpendicular magnetic film of which axis of easy magnetization is generally oriented perpendicular to a non-magnetic substrate, and a protective film, that are provided on the non-magnetic substrate, wherein the orientation control film is made of a Co alloy which contains one or more elements selected from Ti, V, Sr, Y, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, Ni and W.
Abstract:
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprising a layer exhibiting a super paramagnetism is used as the underlying film to enable the recording medium to achieve a high density recording with a low noise.
Abstract:
According to this invention, there is provided a magnetic recording/reproducing system having a recording head for recording a signal in a magnetic recording medium along recording tracks having a predetermined track pitch and a reproducing head for reproducing the recorded signal. A relationship between a recording track width Tw of the recording head and a reproduction width Tr of the reproducing head is defined as Tr>Tw. When conditions g
Abstract:
A magnetic recording apparatus comprising a perpendicular recording medium, a recording head for perpendicular magnetization the perpendicular magnetization film of the recording medium, to thereby recording signals on the recording medium, and a reproducing head of magnetoresistance type for reading signals from the recording medium. The medium comprises a substrate, an underlayer formed on the substrate, and a perpendicular magnetization film formed on the substrate and having a crystal phase of a CoPt-based alloy and a compound phase of material selected from the group consisting of Co oxide, Co nitride and Co carbide.
Abstract:
A longitudinal recording medium and a magnetic recording apparatus containing the same, comprising a substrate and a longitudinal magnetization film formed on the substrate containing grains of a Co-based alloy, and exhibiting an oxygen concentration distribution having two peaks as follows: a peak of higher oxygen concentration pertaining to grain boundaries of the longitudinal magnetization film, and a peak of lower oxygen concentration pertaining to grain interiors of the longitudinal magnetization film.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, there is provided a magnetic disk memory system. An embodiment of this system comprises a magnetic disk of a perpendicular recording type, including a soft magnetic backing layer and a magnetic recording layer of a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy formed on the backing layer, and a magnetic head for writing or reading of data with respect to the magnetic disk, wherein the magnetic head comprises (a) a pair of main magnetic poles each of which made of a material having a high magnetic permeability, one end of the each pole being located so as to face the magnetic disk surface, (b) a non-magnetic interlayer provided between two main magnetic poles of the pair, (c) a recording coil disposed so as to generate a magnetic flux passing through the magnetic disk via the main magnetic poles, and (d) an MR element provided via an insulation layer on the other ends of the pair of main magnetic poles, one MR element having a film surface parallel to end surfaces of the other ends of the main magnetic poles, and being magnetically coupled with the pair of main magnetic poles.
Abstract:
An electrostatic latent image transfer type copying apparatus which has a photoconductive member, a system for forming an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductive member, an image transfer system for conducting transfer material having an insulating dielectric layer coated over an electrically conductive layer into contact with the photoconductive member for transferring the latent image onto said transfer material, a transporter for the transfer material to transport it along a predetermined path to the image transfer system, a member such as a relatively sharp edge member like a cutter provided along the path and below which the insulating dielectric layer side of the transfer material passes, and an insulating member provided adjacent the sharp edge member for preventing the surface of transfer material from contacting the sharp edge member as the transfer material is transported, whereby the contact of the sharp edge member with the surface of transfer material which causes frictional charging on the transfer material is substantially prevented.
Abstract:
A transfer type electrophotographic copying apparatus with a reciprocating platform to place an original to be copied thereon, which comprises a rotatable photoreceptor drum of a small diameter, and processing devices of small size disposed around the photoreceptor drum with minimum spaces necessary between the processing devices, so that the size and weight of the copying apparatus can be reduced to a large extent. The housing of the apparatus can be divided into an upper frame and a lower frame with the upper frame pivotally connected to the lower frame for easy access to the internal mechanisms in maintenance and replacing of the parts.
Abstract:
A magnetic recording medium, a method for producing the same, and a magnetic recording and reproducing device are provided which can prevent spike noise and improve the error rate. The magnetic recording medium comprises at least one nonmagnetic substrate, a soft magnetic underlayer, an orientation control layer to control the orientation of the layer formed directly above the same, and a perpendicular magnetic layer having an axis of easy magnetization which is oriented mainly perpendicularly to the nonmagnetic substrate. The soft magnetic underlayer is formed with a multilayer structure having at least two soft magnetic layers and one or more separation layers interposed between the soft magnetic layers, and at least one of the soft magnetic layers comprises a material with a structure having no magnetic domain walls.