Perpendicular magnetic recording medium and disk

A perpendicular magnetic recording medium, such as a perpendicular magnetic recording disk, has a magnetic "torque" layer (MTL) that exerts a magnetic torque onto the perpendicular magnetic recording layer (RL) in the presence of the applied perpendicular write field. The MTL thus acts as a write assist layer in reversing the magnetization of the RL. A coupling layer (CL) is located between the MTL and the RL and provides the appropriate ferromagnetic coupling strength between the MTL and the RL.