摘要 |
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is disclosed that includes a substrate, an underlayer formed of one of Ru and a Ru alloy on the substrate, and a recording layer formed on the underlayer. The underlayer includes multiple crystal grains extending in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the substrate, the crystal grains being separated from each other by a first air gap part. The recording layer includes multiple magnetic particles deposited on the crystal grains of the underlayer, the magnetic particles being separated from each other by a second air gap part.
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