US Patent:
20130314815, Nov 28, 2013
Inventors:
Hua YUAN - FREMONT CA, US
Antony AJAN - SANTA CLARA CA, US
Alexander S. CHERNYSHOV - SAN JOSE CA, US
B. Ramamurthy ACHARYA - FREMONT CA, US
Assignee:
WD MEDIA, INC. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G11B 5/02
G11B 5/84
G11B 5/73
US Classification:
360 59, 428831, 427131, G9B 5026
Abstract:
Various embodiments provide for a heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) media comprising: a magnetic recording layer; a barrier layer disposed under the magnetic recording layer; a first underlayer disposed under the barrier layer; and an amorphous seedlayer disposed under the first underlayer. For some embodiments, the recording medium may comprise: a magnetic recording layer including FePt alloy, a CoPt alloy, or a FePd alloy; a barrier layer including MgO, TiC, TiN, CrN, TiCN, β-WC, TaC, HfC, ZrC, VC, NbC, or NiO; a first underlayer including RuAl-oxide, NiAl, FeAl, AlMn, CuBe, or AlRe; or an amorphous seedlayer including a Cr—X alloy, where X comprises Al, B, C, Cu, Hf, Ho, Mn, Mo, Ni, Ta, Ti, V, W, or Ru.