information storage-high density recording;
magnetization reversal;
thermal stability;
D O I:
10.1016/S0304-8853(01)01232-X
中图分类号:
T [工业技术];
学科分类号:
08 ;
摘要:
The magnetization reversal, the magnetostatic interactions and the thermal stability of CoCrPtTa thin films for high density recording media are investigated. The reversal is found to be remarkably incoherent, particularly in the thicker films. The magnetic stability is better in the thinnest film (10 nm), and the switching volume results larger than the grain size. The behavior is influenced by the grain segregation state of the films. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.