ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS

A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate; an underlayer; a magnetic layer including an alloy having an L10 type crystal structure; and a protective layer, wherein the substrate, the underlayer, the magnetic layer, and the protective layer are stacked in the recited order. A pinning layer is further included between the magnetic layer and the protective layer, and the pinning layer includesa magnetic material including Co and includes at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Au, and Al. 提供一种辅助磁记录介质，依次具有基板、底层、包含具有L1型晶体结构的合金的磁性层、及保护层，在所述磁性层和所述保护层之间还具有钉扎层，所述钉扎层包含具有Co的磁性材料和从由Cu、Ag、Au、及Al组成的组中选出的1种以上的金属。