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Microstructural Characterization of Longitudinal Magnetic Recording Media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Robert Sinclair ,
Dong-Won Park ,
Claus Habermeier  and
Kai Ma
Robert Sinclair
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2205, bobsinc@stanford.edu
Dong-Won Park
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2205, bobsinc@stanford.edu
Claus Habermeier
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2205, bobsinc@stanford.edu
Kai Ma
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2205, bobsinc@stanford.edu
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Abstract

The optimization of disc manufacturing conditions is required to increase the storage capacities of magnetic recording media, which is strongly related to both magnetic properties and microstructural features. Analyzing the microstructure requires transmission electron microscopy (TEM), since the small grain sizes of the media prevent other tools from characterizing them. This paper discusses several fascinating characteristics of TEM in understanding and analyzing the properties of the recording media.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 589 , 1999 , 3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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