Substrate patterning in perpendicular storage media

According to one embodiment, a patterned magnetic storage medium is disclosed herein. The magnetic storage medium includes a pattern formed on a substrate. The pattern includes at least a first and second feature and an edge defined between the first and second features. Additionally, the magnetic s...

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Hauptverfasser: KERCHER DAN S, TERRIS BRUCE D, GROBIS MICHAEL K, ZHU QING, RUIZ RICARDO, FOLKS LIESL, TAKANO KENTARO
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:According to one embodiment, a patterned magnetic storage medium is disclosed herein. The magnetic storage medium includes a pattern formed on a substrate. The pattern includes at least a first and second feature and an edge defined between the first and second features. Additionally, the magnetic storage medium includes a magnetic layer formed on the pattern. The magnetic layer includes grains separated by a non-magnetic segregant boundary. The segregant boundary is positioned above the edge of the pattern.