Antiferromagnetic iridium manganese based intermediate layers for perpendicular magnetic recording media

Kumar Srinivasan*, S. N. Piramanayagam, Rachid Sbiaa

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Abstract

Current generation CoCrPt oxide based perpendicular magnetic recording media use two Ru-based intermediate layers in order to grow crystallographically textured, and magnetically isolated granular media. In this work, the advantage of replacing the Ru grain isolation layer with antiferromagnetic IrMn is demonstrated. Media samples using 7.5 nm thick IrMn intermediate layers show perpendicular texture with dispersion below 4°, coercivity of over 4000 Oe alongside magnetic exchange decoupling, average grain sizes of 6 nm with distributions under 14%, and thermal stability factor of 88. The IrMn layer may also help to stabilize the recording layer grains against thermal instability effects.

Original languageEnglish
Article number072503
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume93
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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