Title :
The Feasibility of

Gb/in

High-Density Recording With Barium-Ferrite Particulate Media and a GMR Head
Author :
Matsumoto, A. ; Endo, Y. ; Noguchi, H.
Author_Institution :
Recording Media Products Div., Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd., Kanagawa
Abstract :
The feasibility of a high-density magnetic particulate recording medium with a thin magnetic layer of evenly dispersed high-coercivity barium-ferrite particles was investigated. Thermal stability, writability, and an areal recording density of 17.5 Gb/in2 were confirmed for a flexible disk system using a giant magnetoresistive head
Keywords :
barium; coercive force; ferrites; giant magnetoresistance; magnetic heads; magnetic recording; thermal stability; GMR head; areal recording density; barium-ferrite particulate media; flexible disk system; giant magnetoresistive head; high-coercivity barium-ferrite particles; high-density magnetic particulate recording medium; high-density recording; thermal stability; thin magnetic layer; writability; Atomic force microscopy; Coercive force; Disk recording; Giant magnetoresistance; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic heads; Magnetic particles; Magnetic recording; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermal stability; Areal recording density; barium-ferrite; flexible disk; giant magnetoresistive (GMR) head; particulate media;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.878692