发明名称 |
High density magnetic recording medium |
摘要 |
The invention relates to a method of producing a magnetic material for use in an ultrahigh density magnetic recording medium and to the medium itself. The method general includes the steps of vaporing a ferromagnetic lanthanide rare earth, growing clusters of the ferromagnetic lanthanide rare earth at a temperature below the temperature at which the ferromagnetic lanthanide rare earth forms locked-moment clusters, filtering superparamagnetic clusters from locked-moment clusters, and collecting the locked-moment clusters. Preferably, the ferromagnetic lanthanide rare earth is a ytterbium rare earth. Advantageously lanthanide alloys, mixtures of lanthanide rare earths and alloys of a mixture of lanthanide rare earths can be used. The filtering employs a gradient magnetic field to separate superparamagnetic clusters from moment-locked clusters. The gradient field magnet separates the superparamagnetic clusters which deflect by a large amount from the locked-moment clusters which deflect by a small amount. The separated moment-locked clusters are co-deposited on a substrate with an inert material such as SiO2. The clusters can be deposited on a substrate in the presence of a magnetic filed transverse to the substrate to form a magnetic recording medium.
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申请公布号 |
US5830588(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.11.03 |
申请号 |
US19930033257 |
申请日期 |
1993.03.16 |
申请人 |
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION |
发明人 |
DOUGLASS, DAVID C.;BUCHER, JEAN PIERRE;BLOOMFIELD, LOUIS AUB |
分类号 |
G11B5/64;G11B5/84;(IPC1-7):G11B5/66;B05D2/12 |
主分类号 |
G11B5/64 |
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