Patent ID: 8599509
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: B82Y,G11B

Abstract:
1. A magnetic recording medium, comprising: a patterned magnetic recording layer above a substrate, the patterned magnetic recording layer including recording regions and separating regions for separating the recording regions; and a non-magnetic alloy layer positioned in the separating regions, wherein the non-magnetic alloy layer includes Ti, wherein the non-magnetic alloy layer comprises a TiCr alloy with a compositional proportion of Ti in the TiCr alloy of between about 30 at % and about 70 at %, a TiAl alloy with a compositional proportion of Ti in the TiAl alloy of between about 20 at % and about 80 at %, or a TiCo alloy with a compositional proportion of Ti in the TiCo alloy of between about 20 at % and about 80 at %.