US20070059562A1 - Magnetic recording medium - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium.
- magnetic recording media such as hard disks and the like have undergone significant increases in recording density as a result of improvements including miniaturization of the magnetic particles that make up the recording layer, development of new materials, and miniaturization of head processing technology, and it is envisaged that the future will bring further increases in recording density.
- Dry etching techniques such as reactive ion etching are examples of processing techniques that can be used to create minute partitions within a continuous recording layer (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 12-322710).
- the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body are preferably smoothed.
- This smoothing operation can also be conducted using processing techniques used in the field of semiconductor production, such as CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) techniques based on wet processes.
- a wet cleaning technique used in semiconductor production (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 12-091290) can be used for removing foreign matter from the surface of the partitioned recording elements.
- magnetic recording media have unique problems, including the fact that the magnetic material tends to be prone to oxidation
- the use of processing techniques that are effective within other fields, such as semiconductor production, during the production of magnetic recording media results in a variety of problems such as oxidation of the magnetic material, and accordingly producing discrete type magnetic recording media with good efficiency, while preventing deterioration of the partitioned recording elements, has proven to be very difficult.
- the present invention takes the problems described above into consideration, and has an object of providing a magnetic recording medium which is prevented from deterioration of the partitioned recording elements.
- the present invention is able to resolve the above problems by forming a barrier film between partitioned recording elements and a non-magnetic body. Completely isolating the partitioned recording elements from the atmosphere is very effective in reliably preventing any deterioration of the partitioned recording elements, and consequently the steps from the formation of the partitioned recording elements through to the formation of the protective layer are preferably all conducted with the work environment maintained in a state of vacuum.
- the term “vacuum” is not restricted to the definition of a state in which the air pressure is 0 [Pa], but rather defines a state of extremely low air pressure in which the pressure is within a range from approx. 0 to 100 [Pa].
- the term “magnetic recording medium” is not restricted to hard disks, floppy disks (registered trademark) and magnetic tapes and the like, which use only magnetism for the recording and reading of information, but also includes magneto-optical recording media such as MO (Magneto Optical) disks which combine both magnetic and optical characteristics.
- various exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a magnetic recording medium comprising partitioned recording elements; a non-magnetic body filled in grooves between the partitioned recording elements; and a barrier film formed between the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body.
- carrier film is used to describe a thin film that separates the partitioned recording elements from the non-magnetic body.
- DLC diamond-like carbon
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic illustration of the structure of a production apparatus for a magnetic recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the structure of an intermediate product of a magnetic recording medium prior to processing with the same production apparatus;
- FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the structure of a magnetic recording medium following processing with the same production apparatus;
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the steps for producing a magnetic recording medium with the same production apparatus
- FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the transfer of a partition pattern into the third mask layer;
- FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the third mask layer at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections;
- FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the second mask layer at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections;
- FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the first mask layer at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections;
- FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product with the partitioned recording elements formed;
- FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the first mask layer remaining on the upper surface of the partitioned recording elements;
- FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following filling of the spaces between the partitioned recording elements with a non-magnetic body;
- FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following smoothing of the surfaces of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body;
- FIG. 13 is a photograph from an atomic force microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body of a magnetic recording disk from an example of the present invention
- FIG. 14 is a photograph from an optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the magnetic recording disk from the same example.
- FIG. 15 is a photograph from an optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of a magnetic recording disk from a comparative example.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic illustration of the structure of a production apparatus for a magnetic recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the magnetic recording medium intermediate product 10 comprises a glass substrate 12 with a backing layer 14 , a soft magnetic layer 16 , an orientation layer 18 , a continuous recording layer 20 , a first mask layer 22 , a second mask layer 24 , and a third mask layer 26 formed sequentially thereon.
- the material of the backing layer 14 is either Cr (chromium) or a Cr alloy
- the material of the soft magnetic layer 16 is an Fe (iron) alloy or a Co (cobalt) alloy
- the material of the orientation layer 18 is CoO, MgO or NiO or the like
- the material of the continuous recording layer 20 is a Co (cobalt) alloy.
- the materials of each of the mask layers are TiN (titanium nitride) for the first mask layer 22 , Ni (nickel) for the second mask layer 24 , and a negative resist (NEB22A, manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) for the third mask layer 26 .
- the magnetic recording medium 30 is a perpendicular recording, discrete type recording disk, wherein the continuous recording layer 20 is partitioned into a plurality of partitioned recording elements 31 by spacings formed along the radial direction of the tracks, a non-magnetic body 32 fills the grooves 33 between the partitioned recording elements 31 , and a protective layer 34 and a lubricating layer 36 are formed sequentially on top of the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 .
- a barrier film 38 is formed between the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 .
- the material of the non-magnetic body 32 is SiO 2 (silicon dioxide), the material for both the protective layer 34 and the barrier film 38 is the hard carbon film known as DLC described above, and the material of the lubricating layer 36 is PFPE (perfluoropolyether).
- the magnetic recording medium production apparatus 40 comprises recording layer processing device 42 for forming the partitioned recording elements 31 by forming the grooves 33 in the intermediate product 10 , dry process cleaning device 44 for removing foreign matter from the environment surrounding the partitioned recording elements 31 , barrier film formation device 46 for forming the barrier film 38 on the partitioned recording elements 31 , non-magnetic body filling device 48 for filling the grooves 33 between the partitioned recording elements 31 with the non-magnetic body 32 , smoothing device 50 for smoothing the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 , protective layer formation device 52 for forming the protective layer 34 on the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 , and vacuum retention device 56 which houses the recording layer processing device 42 , the dry process cleaning device 44 , the barrier film formation device 46 , the non-magnetic body filling device 48 , the smoothing device 50 , and the protective layer formation device 52 , and maintains the environment surrounding the intermediate product 10
- the production apparatus 40 also comprises transfer device 58 for transferring a partition pattern onto the third mask layer 26 of the magnetic recording medium intermediate product 10 , and lubricating layer formation device 54 for forming the lubricating layer 36 on top of the protective layer 34 .
- the transfer device 58 and the lubricating layer formation device 54 are positioned outside the vacuum retention device 56 .
- the recording layer processing device 42 comprises a plasma processing device 60 for processing the third mask layer 26 with a plasma utilizing oxygen, ozone or a mixed gas thereof, an ion beam etching device 62 for processing the second mask layer 24 with ion beam etching utilizing Ar (argon) gas, a first reactive ion etching device 64 for processing the first mask layer 22 with reactive ion etching utilizing either CF 4 (tetrafluoromethane) gas or SF 6 (sulfur hexafluoride) gas, a second reactive ion etching device 66 for processing the continuous recording layer 20 with reactive ion etching utilizing CO (carbon monoxide) gas containing added NH 3 (ammonia) gas, and a third reactive ion etching device 67 for removing those sections of the first mask layer 22 remaining on the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 with reactive ion etching utilizing either CF 4 gas or SF 6 gas.
- Ar argon
- the dry process cleaning device 44 is a dry process cleaning device that utilizes a plasma.
- the barrier film formation device 46 is a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) device for forming the DLC barrier film 38 using CVD.
- CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
- the non-magnetic body filling device 48 is a bias sputtering device for forming a film of the SiO 2 non-magnetic body 32 on top of the partitioned recording elements 31 using bias sputtering.
- the smoothing device 50 is an ion beam etching device for smoothing the medium surface using ion beam etching with Ar gas.
- the protective layer formation device 52 is a CVD device for forming the protective layer 34 of DLC using CVD.
- the lubricating layer formation device 54 is an application device for applying a lubricating layer 36 of PFPE using dipping.
- the vacuum retention device 56 comprises a vacuum chamber 68 , and a vacuum pump 70 that interconnects with the vacuum chamber 68 .
- the transfer device 58 is a press device that utilizes a nano-imprint method to press and transfer a pattern (not shown in the drawings) prepared using lithography onto the third mask layer 26 .
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing for the magnetic recording medium production apparatus 40 .
- a magnetic recording medium intermediate product 10 is prepared.
- the intermediate product 10 is formed by using sputtering to form sequentially, on top of a glass substrate 12 , a backing layer 14 with a thickness of 300 to 2000 ⁇ , a soft magnetic layer 16 with a thickness of 500 to 3000 ⁇ , an orientation layer 18 with a thickness of 30 to 300 ⁇ , a continuous recording layer 20 with a thickness of 100 to 300 ⁇ , a first mask layer 22 with a thickness of 100 to 500 ⁇ , and a second mask layer 24 with a thickness of 100 to 300 ⁇ , and then using either spin coating or dipping to form a third mask layer 26 with a thickness of 300 to 3000 ⁇ .
- the transfer device 58 then uses a nano-imprint method to transfer the type of concave sections shown in FIG. 5 , which correspond with the partition pattern for the partitioned recording elements 31 , into the third mask layer 26 of the intermediate product 10 .
- the intermediate product 10 is transported into the vacuum chamber 68 , and the plasma processing device 60 is used to process the third mask layer 26 until those sections of the third mask layer 26 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections have been removed, as shown in FIG. 6 . Those areas of the third mask layer 26 outside the concave sections are also partially removed, but the level difference between these other areas and the bottom surfaces of the concave sections is retained.
- the ion beam etching device 62 is used to remove those sections of the second mask layer 24 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections, as shown in FIG. 7 .
- a small quantity of the first mask layer 22 is also removed.
- a large proportion of those areas of the third mask layer 26 outside the concave sections is also removed, although a small quantity still remains.
- the first reactive ion etching device 64 is used to remove those sections of the first mask layer 22 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections, as shown in FIG. 8 .
- the remaining quantity of those areas of the third mask layer 26 outside the concave sections is completely removed.
- a large proportion of those areas of the second mask layer 24 outside the concave sections is also removed, although a small quantity still remains.
- the second reactive ion etching device 66 is used to remove those sections of the continuous recording layer 20 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections, thus partitioning the continuous recording layer 20 into a plurality of partitioned recording elements 31 with grooves 33 formed between the partitioned recording elements 31 , as shown in FIG. 9 (S 1 ).
- This residual first mask layer 22 is completely removed with the third reactive ion etching device 67 , as shown in FIG. 10 .
- the dry process cleaning device 44 is used to remove foreign matter from the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 (S 2 ).
- a CVD device is used to form a barrier film 38 of DLC, with a thickness of 10 to 200 ⁇ , on top of the partitioned recording elements 31 (S 3 ), and the non-magnetic body filling device 48 is then used to fill the grooves 33 between the partitioned recording elements 31 with a non-magnetic body 32 , using a bias sputtering method (S 4 ).
- the non-magnetic body 32 is formed so as to completely cover the barrier film 38 . Because the partitioned recording elements 31 are covered and protected by the barrier film 38 , they undergo no deterioration during the bias sputtering of the non-magnetic body 32 .
- the smoothing device 50 is used to remove a portion of the non-magnetic body 32 by ion beam etching, until the upper surfaces of the partitioned recording elements 31 are exposed, as shown in FIG. 12 , thereby smoothing the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 (S 5 ).
- the incidence angle of the Ar ions is preferably set within a range from ⁇ 10 to 15° relative to the surface.
- the incidence angle of the Ar ions may be set within a range from 60 to 90°.
- the barrier film 38 on the upper surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 may be either completely removed, or a portion may be left intact, although the non-magnetic body 32 above the partitioned recording elements 31 is completely removed.
- the protective layer formation device 52 then uses a CVD method to form a protective layer 34 of DLC, with a thickness of 10 to 50 ⁇ , on the upper surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 (S 6 ), and the structure is then transported out of the vacuum chamber 68 .
- the lubricating layer formation device 54 is used to apply a lubricating layer 36 of PFPE, with a thickness of 10 to 20 ⁇ , to the top of the protective layer 34 , using a dipping method. This completes the formation of the magnetic recording medium 30 shown in FIG. 3 .
- partitioned recording elements 31 Because the formation and processing of the partitioned recording elements 31 is conducted with the environment surrounding the intermediate product 10 in a state of vacuum, deterioration of the partitioned recording elements 31 through oxidation or corrosion can be prevented during processing.
- the intermediate product 10 is transported into the vacuum chamber 68 with the continuous recording layer 20 covered by the various mask layers, and once inside the vacuum chamber 68 the partitioned recording elements 31 are formed, filling of the non-magnetic body 32 is performed, and the protective layer 34 is formed on top of the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 before the magnetic recording medium 30 is transported out of the vacuum chamber 68 , and consequently the partitioned recording elements 31 (and the continuous recording layer 20 ) are isolated from atmospheric oxygen and the like at all times, meaning deterioration of the partitioned recording elements 31 can be even more reliably prevented.
- each of the steps utilizes a dry process
- problems that arise when wet processes are used such as deterioration of the partitioned recording elements 31 caused by the process liquids, or contamination of the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 caused by foreign matter within the process liquids or cleaning liquids, can be avoided.
- the magnetic recording medium production apparatus 40 displays superior reliability, and is able to reliably prevent deterioration during formation of the partitioned recording elements 31 .
- each of the steps utilizes a dry process
- transportation of the work in progress is easier than processes which combine wet and dry processes, meaning the magnetic recording medium production apparatus 40 displays good levels of production efficiency.
- the steps from the etching of the third mask layer 26 through to the formation of the protective layer 34 are all performed inside the vacuum chamber 68 , but the present invention is not restricted to this arrangement, and provided the partitioned recording elements 31 and the continuous recording layer 20 are isolated from the atmosphere to prevent deterioration of the partitioned recording elements 31 , the steps for processing each of the masks, prior to the processing of the continuous recording layer 20 , may also be performed outside of the vacuum chamber 68 . However, during processing of the first mask layer 22 , sections of the continuous recording layer 20 are exposed (see FIG. 9 ), and consequently the processing of the first mask layer 22 is preferably conducted inside the vacuum chamber 68 .
- three mask layers of different materials are formed on the continuous recording layer 20 , and a four-stage dry etching process is then used to form the grooves 33 in the intermediate product 10 and partition the continuous recording layer 20 , but there are no particular restrictions on the type of dry etching used, the materials used for the mask layers, the number of mask layers, or the thickness of the mask layers, provided the continuous recording layer 20 is able to be partitioned with a high level of precision.
- a dry process cleaning operation using a plasma is used for removing foreign matter from the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 , but the present invention is not restricted to this method, and the foreign matter on the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 could also be removed by a dry process cleaning operation using a gas.
- the non-magnetic body filling device 48 uses a bias sputtering method, but the present invention is not restricted to this method, and the filling of the non-magnetic body could also be performed using a plasma CVD method with bias power to said magnetic recording medium intermediate product 10 .
- the magnetic recording medium 30 is a perpendicular recording, discrete type magnetic disk in which the partitioned recording elements 31 are arranged with spacings in the track radial direction positioned therebetween, but the present invention is not restricted to this case, and can of course also be applied to the production of magnetic disks in which the partitioned recording elements are arranged with spacings in the track circumferential direction (the sector direction) positioned therebetween, magnetic disks in which the partitioned recording elements are arranged with spacings in both the track radial direction and the track circumferential direction positioned therebetween, and magnetic disks in which the partitioned recording elements form a helical shape.
- the present invention can also be applied to the production of magneto-optical disks such as MO disks, and other non-disk type discrete type magnetic recording media such as magnetic tapes and the like.
- the magnetic recording medium production apparatus 40 is equipped with a separate processing device for each of the steps, but the present invention is not restricted to such a configuration, and a plurality of steps could also be conducted with a single device.
- the step for processing the first mask layer 22 , and the step for removing the residual first mask layer 22 from the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 could be conducted using the same reactive ion etching device, using either CF 4 or SF 6 as the reactive gas.
- the step for processing the second mask layer 24 , and the step for smoothing the partitioned recording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 could be conducted using the same Ar gas ion beam etching device.
- FIG. 13 is a photograph from an atomic force microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic layer following smoothing by ion beam etching. Measurement of the surface roughness of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic layer revealed a maximum level difference of 2 . 88 nm, and a center line average roughness Ra of 0.723 nm. These results confirm that in this example, the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic layer have been satisfactorily smoothed, without the use of a wet process such as CMP.
- FIG. 14 is a photograph from the optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the magnetic recording disk of the example after standing for approximately 48 hours in the high temperature, high humidity environment.
- a magnetic recording disk was prepared in a similar manner to the example above, but with the exception that the processing devices were not housed inside a vacuum chamber, so that the continuous recording layer and the partitioned recording elements were permitted to come in contact with the atmosphere.
- a surface defect inspection device was used to inspect the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body for foreign matter, a total of 193 pieces of foreign matter, including 28 pieces of size 0.3 to 0.5 ⁇ m, 38 pieces of size 0.5 to 1.0 ⁇ m, and 127 pieces larger than 1.0 ⁇ m were identified.
- FIG. 15 is a photograph from the optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the magnetic recording disk of the comparative example after standing for approximately 48 hours in the high temperature, high humidity environment.
- the present invention enables the efficient production of a discrete type magnetic recording medium with reliable prevention of any deterioration of the partitioned recording elements.
Abstract
A magnetic recording medium which is prevented from deterioration of the partitioned recording elements is provided. A magnetic recording medium has partitioned recording elements, a non-magnetic body filled in grooves between the partitioned recording elements, and a barrier film formed between the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body.
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- This is a Division of application Ser. No. 10/791,712 filed Mar. 4, 2004. The disclosure of the prior application is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In recent years, magnetic recording media such as hard disks and the like have undergone significant increases in recording density as a result of improvements including miniaturization of the magnetic particles that make up the recording layer, development of new materials, and miniaturization of head processing technology, and it is envisaged that the future will bring further increases in recording density.
- However, increasing the recording density by conventional improvement techniques such as miniaturization of the magnetic particles has now reached its limit, and discrete type magnetic recording media, in which a continuous recording layer is partitioned into a plurality of partitioned recording elements, and a non-magnetic body is then used to fill the grooves between these partitioned recording elements, have been proposed (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 9-97419) as an example of magnetic recording media which will enable further improvements in recording density.
- Dry etching techniques such as reactive ion etching are examples of processing techniques that can be used to create minute partitions within a continuous recording layer (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 12-322710).
- Furthermore, embedding techniques that utilize wet processes such as those used in the field of semiconductor production (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 13-323381) can be used to achieve the non-magnetic filling described above.
- If level differences occur between the surfaces of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body then problems such as instability of the head flying movement and the accumulation of foreign matter can arise, and consequently the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body are preferably smoothed. This smoothing operation can also be conducted using processing techniques used in the field of semiconductor production, such as CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) techniques based on wet processes.
- In addition, a wet cleaning technique used in semiconductor production (for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 12-091290) can be used for removing foreign matter from the surface of the partitioned recording elements.
- However, if the type of dry etching used in a semiconductor production process is used, as is, for processing a continuous recording layer, then sections of the partitioned recording elements are prone to problems of deterioration such as oxidation and corrosion. Deterioration of the partitioned recording elements may also occur over a period of time following production. In addition, the action of solvents and the like during other wet processes such as cleaning can also cause problems such as oxidation and corrosion within some sections of the partitioned recording elements. Another problem arises in that the use of wet processes increases the likelihood of contamination of the surface of the partitioned recording elements with foreign matter. These problems of deterioration and contamination of the partitioned recording elements can cause a loss of precision in the recording and reading of information.
- Furthermore, combining dry processes and wet processes creates additional problems in that transportation of work (intermediate products of the magnetic recording medium) becomes more difficult, and production efficiency deteriorates.
- In other words, because magnetic recording media have unique problems, including the fact that the magnetic material tends to be prone to oxidation, the use of processing techniques that are effective within other fields, such as semiconductor production, during the production of magnetic recording media results in a variety of problems such as oxidation of the magnetic material, and accordingly producing discrete type magnetic recording media with good efficiency, while preventing deterioration of the partitioned recording elements, has proven to be very difficult.
- The present invention takes the problems described above into consideration, and has an object of providing a magnetic recording medium which is prevented from deterioration of the partitioned recording elements.
- The present invention is able to resolve the above problems by forming a barrier film between partitioned recording elements and a non-magnetic body. Completely isolating the partitioned recording elements from the atmosphere is very effective in reliably preventing any deterioration of the partitioned recording elements, and consequently the steps from the formation of the partitioned recording elements through to the formation of the protective layer are preferably all conducted with the work environment maintained in a state of vacuum.
- In this specification, the term “vacuum” is not restricted to the definition of a state in which the air pressure is 0 [Pa], but rather defines a state of extremely low air pressure in which the pressure is within a range from approx. 0 to 100 [Pa]. Furthermore, the term “magnetic recording medium” is not restricted to hard disks, floppy disks (registered trademark) and magnetic tapes and the like, which use only magnetism for the recording and reading of information, but also includes magneto-optical recording media such as MO (Magneto Optical) disks which combine both magnetic and optical characteristics.
- Accordingly, various exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a magnetic recording medium comprising partitioned recording elements; a non-magnetic body filled in grooves between the partitioned recording elements; and a barrier film formed between the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body.
- In this specification, the term “barrier film” is used to describe a thin film that separates the partitioned recording elements from the non-magnetic body.
- Furthermore, the term “diamond-like carbon” (hereafter abbreviated as DLC) is used to describe a material with an amorphous structure containing carbon as the primary component, with a Vickers hardness within a range from 200 to 8000 kgf/mm2.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic illustration of the structure of a production apparatus for a magnetic recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the structure of an intermediate product of a magnetic recording medium prior to processing with the same production apparatus; -
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the structure of a magnetic recording medium following processing with the same production apparatus; -
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the steps for producing a magnetic recording medium with the same production apparatus; -
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the transfer of a partition pattern into the third mask layer; -
FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the third mask layer at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections; -
FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the second mask layer at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections; -
FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the first mask layer at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections; -
FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product with the partitioned recording elements formed; -
FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following the removal of those sections of the first mask layer remaining on the upper surface of the partitioned recording elements; -
FIG. 11 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following filling of the spaces between the partitioned recording elements with a non-magnetic body; -
FIG. 12 is a side sectional view showing a schematic illustration of the shape of the above intermediate product following smoothing of the surfaces of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body; -
FIG. 13 is a photograph from an atomic force microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body of a magnetic recording disk from an example of the present invention; -
FIG. 14 is a photograph from an optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the magnetic recording disk from the same example; and -
FIG. 15 is a photograph from an optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of a magnetic recording disk from a comparative example. - As follows is a detailed description of embodiments of the present invention, with reference to the drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic illustration of the structure of a production apparatus for a magnetic recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention. - First, in order to facilitate a better understanding of the structure of the production apparatus for magnetic recording media, a simple description is given of the structures of the magnetic recording medium intermediate product and the magnetic recording medium itself.
- As shown in
FIG. 2 , the magnetic recording mediumintermediate product 10 comprises aglass substrate 12 with abacking layer 14, a softmagnetic layer 16, anorientation layer 18, acontinuous recording layer 20, afirst mask layer 22, asecond mask layer 24, and athird mask layer 26 formed sequentially thereon. - The material of the
backing layer 14 is either Cr (chromium) or a Cr alloy, the material of the softmagnetic layer 16 is an Fe (iron) alloy or a Co (cobalt) alloy, the material of theorientation layer 18 is CoO, MgO or NiO or the like, and the material of thecontinuous recording layer 20 is a Co (cobalt) alloy. Furthermore, the materials of each of the mask layers are TiN (titanium nitride) for thefirst mask layer 22, Ni (nickel) for thesecond mask layer 24, and a negative resist (NEB22A, manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) for thethird mask layer 26. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , themagnetic recording medium 30 is a perpendicular recording, discrete type recording disk, wherein thecontinuous recording layer 20 is partitioned into a plurality ofpartitioned recording elements 31 by spacings formed along the radial direction of the tracks, anon-magnetic body 32 fills thegrooves 33 between thepartitioned recording elements 31, and aprotective layer 34 and alubricating layer 36 are formed sequentially on top of thepartitioned recording elements 31 and thenon-magnetic body 32. Abarrier film 38 is formed between thepartitioned recording elements 31 and thenon-magnetic body 32. - The material of the
non-magnetic body 32 is SiO2 (silicon dioxide), the material for both theprotective layer 34 and thebarrier film 38 is the hard carbon film known as DLC described above, and the material of the lubricatinglayer 36 is PFPE (perfluoropolyether). - Returning to
FIG. 1 , the magnetic recordingmedium production apparatus 40 comprises recordinglayer processing device 42 for forming thepartitioned recording elements 31 by forming thegrooves 33 in theintermediate product 10, dryprocess cleaning device 44 for removing foreign matter from the environment surrounding thepartitioned recording elements 31, barrierfilm formation device 46 for forming thebarrier film 38 on thepartitioned recording elements 31, non-magneticbody filling device 48 for filling thegrooves 33 between thepartitioned recording elements 31 with thenon-magnetic body 32,smoothing device 50 for smoothing the surface of thepartitioned recording elements 31 and thenon-magnetic body 32, protectivelayer formation device 52 for forming theprotective layer 34 on thepartitioned recording elements 31 and thenon-magnetic body 32, andvacuum retention device 56 which houses the recordinglayer processing device 42, the dryprocess cleaning device 44, the barrierfilm formation device 46, the non-magneticbody filling device 48, thesmoothing device 50, and the protectivelayer formation device 52, and maintains the environment surrounding theintermediate product 10 in a state of vacuum. - In addition, the
production apparatus 40 also comprisestransfer device 58 for transferring a partition pattern onto thethird mask layer 26 of the magnetic recording mediumintermediate product 10, and lubricatinglayer formation device 54 for forming thelubricating layer 36 on top of theprotective layer 34. Thetransfer device 58 and the lubricatinglayer formation device 54 are positioned outside thevacuum retention device 56. - The recording
layer processing device 42 comprises aplasma processing device 60 for processing thethird mask layer 26 with a plasma utilizing oxygen, ozone or a mixed gas thereof, an ionbeam etching device 62 for processing thesecond mask layer 24 with ion beam etching utilizing Ar (argon) gas, a first reactiveion etching device 64 for processing thefirst mask layer 22 with reactive ion etching utilizing either CF4 (tetrafluoromethane) gas or SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride) gas, a second reactiveion etching device 66 for processing thecontinuous recording layer 20 with reactive ion etching utilizing CO (carbon monoxide) gas containing added NH3 (ammonia) gas, and a third reactiveion etching device 67 for removing those sections of thefirst mask layer 22 remaining on the surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 with reactive ion etching utilizing either CF4 gas or SF6 gas. - The dry
process cleaning device 44 is a dry process cleaning device that utilizes a plasma. - The barrier
film formation device 46 is a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) device for forming theDLC barrier film 38 using CVD. - The non-magnetic
body filling device 48 is a bias sputtering device for forming a film of the SiO2non-magnetic body 32 on top of the partitionedrecording elements 31 using bias sputtering. - The smoothing
device 50 is an ion beam etching device for smoothing the medium surface using ion beam etching with Ar gas. - The protective
layer formation device 52 is a CVD device for forming theprotective layer 34 of DLC using CVD. - The lubricating
layer formation device 54 is an application device for applying alubricating layer 36 of PFPE using dipping. - The
vacuum retention device 56 comprises avacuum chamber 68, and avacuum pump 70 that interconnects with thevacuum chamber 68. - The
transfer device 58 is a press device that utilizes a nano-imprint method to press and transfer a pattern (not shown in the drawings) prepared using lithography onto thethird mask layer 26. - Next is a description of the actions of the magnetic recording
medium production apparatus 40. -
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing for the magnetic recordingmedium production apparatus 40. - First, a magnetic recording medium
intermediate product 10 is prepared. Theintermediate product 10 is formed by using sputtering to form sequentially, on top of aglass substrate 12, abacking layer 14 with a thickness of 300 to 2000 Å, a softmagnetic layer 16 with a thickness of 500 to 3000 Å, anorientation layer 18 with a thickness of 30 to 300 Å, acontinuous recording layer 20 with a thickness of 100 to 300 Å, afirst mask layer 22 with a thickness of 100 to 500 Å, and asecond mask layer 24 with a thickness of 100 to 300 Å, and then using either spin coating or dipping to form athird mask layer 26 with a thickness of 300 to 3000 Å. - The
transfer device 58 then uses a nano-imprint method to transfer the type of concave sections shown inFIG. 5 , which correspond with the partition pattern for the partitionedrecording elements 31, into thethird mask layer 26 of theintermediate product 10. - At this point the
intermediate product 10 is transported into thevacuum chamber 68, and theplasma processing device 60 is used to process thethird mask layer 26 until those sections of thethird mask layer 26 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections have been removed, as shown inFIG. 6 . Those areas of thethird mask layer 26 outside the concave sections are also partially removed, but the level difference between these other areas and the bottom surfaces of the concave sections is retained. - Next, the ion
beam etching device 62 is used to remove those sections of thesecond mask layer 24 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections, as shown inFIG. 7 . During this process a small quantity of thefirst mask layer 22 is also removed. Furthermore, a large proportion of those areas of thethird mask layer 26 outside the concave sections is also removed, although a small quantity still remains. - Subsequently, the first reactive
ion etching device 64 is used to remove those sections of thefirst mask layer 22 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections, as shown inFIG. 8 . At this time, the remaining quantity of those areas of thethird mask layer 26 outside the concave sections is completely removed. Furthermore, a large proportion of those areas of thesecond mask layer 24 outside the concave sections is also removed, although a small quantity still remains. - Next, the second reactive
ion etching device 66 is used to remove those sections of thecontinuous recording layer 20 at the bottom surfaces of the concave sections, thus partitioning thecontinuous recording layer 20 into a plurality of partitionedrecording elements 31 withgrooves 33 formed between thepartitioned recording elements 31, as shown inFIG. 9 (S1). - During this process a small quantity of the
orientation layer 18 is also removed. Furthermore, the remaining quantity of those areas of thesecond mask layer 24 outside the concave sections is completely removed, and a large proportion of those areas of thefirst mask layer 22 outside the concave sections is also removed, although a small quantity still remains on the upper surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31. - This residual
first mask layer 22 is completely removed with the third reactiveion etching device 67, as shown inFIG. 10 . - At this point, the dry
process cleaning device 44 is used to remove foreign matter from the surface of the partitioned recording elements 31 (S2). - Subsequently, as shown in
FIG. 11 , a CVD device is used to form abarrier film 38 of DLC, with a thickness of 10 to 200 Å, on top of the partitioned recording elements 31 (S3), and the non-magneticbody filling device 48 is then used to fill thegrooves 33 between thepartitioned recording elements 31 with anon-magnetic body 32, using a bias sputtering method (S4). Thenon-magnetic body 32 is formed so as to completely cover thebarrier film 38. Because the partitionedrecording elements 31 are covered and protected by thebarrier film 38, they undergo no deterioration during the bias sputtering of thenon-magnetic body 32. - Next, the smoothing
device 50 is used to remove a portion of thenon-magnetic body 32 by ion beam etching, until the upper surfaces of the partitionedrecording elements 31 are exposed, as shown inFIG. 12 , thereby smoothing the surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 (S5). During this process, in order to ensure high precision smoothing, the incidence angle of the Ar ions is preferably set within a range from −10 to 15° relative to the surface. However if the surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 and thenon-magnetic body 32 has been produced with a good level of smoothness during the non-magnetic body filling step, then the incidence angle of the Ar ions may be set within a range from 60 to 90°. This type of increased incidence angle increases the processing speed, and enables an improvement in productivity. Thebarrier film 38 on the upper surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 may be either completely removed, or a portion may be left intact, although thenon-magnetic body 32 above the partitionedrecording elements 31 is completely removed. - The protective
layer formation device 52 then uses a CVD method to form aprotective layer 34 of DLC, with a thickness of 10 to 50 Å, on the upper surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 and the non-magnetic body 32 (S6), and the structure is then transported out of thevacuum chamber 68. - Subsequently, the lubricating
layer formation device 54 is used to apply alubricating layer 36 of PFPE, with a thickness of 10 to 20 Å, to the top of theprotective layer 34, using a dipping method. This completes the formation of themagnetic recording medium 30 shown inFIG. 3 . - Because the formation and processing of the partitioned
recording elements 31 is conducted with the environment surrounding theintermediate product 10 in a state of vacuum, deterioration of the partitionedrecording elements 31 through oxidation or corrosion can be prevented during processing. - In addition, the
intermediate product 10 is transported into thevacuum chamber 68 with thecontinuous recording layer 20 covered by the various mask layers, and once inside thevacuum chamber 68 the partitionedrecording elements 31 are formed, filling of thenon-magnetic body 32 is performed, and theprotective layer 34 is formed on top of the partitionedrecording elements 31 and thenon-magnetic body 32 before themagnetic recording medium 30 is transported out of thevacuum chamber 68, and consequently the partitioned recording elements 31 (and the continuous recording layer 20) are isolated from atmospheric oxygen and the like at all times, meaning deterioration of the partitionedrecording elements 31 can be even more reliably prevented. - Furthermore, because each of the steps utilizes a dry process, problems that arise when wet processes are used, such as deterioration of the partitioned
recording elements 31 caused by the process liquids, or contamination of the surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 caused by foreign matter within the process liquids or cleaning liquids, can be avoided. - In other words, the magnetic recording
medium production apparatus 40 displays superior reliability, and is able to reliably prevent deterioration during formation of the partitionedrecording elements 31. - Furthermore, because each of the steps utilizes a dry process, transportation of the work in progress is easier than processes which combine wet and dry processes, meaning the magnetic recording
medium production apparatus 40 displays good levels of production efficiency. - In the present embodiment, the steps from the etching of the
third mask layer 26 through to the formation of theprotective layer 34 are all performed inside thevacuum chamber 68, but the present invention is not restricted to this arrangement, and provided the partitionedrecording elements 31 and thecontinuous recording layer 20 are isolated from the atmosphere to prevent deterioration of the partitionedrecording elements 31, the steps for processing each of the masks, prior to the processing of thecontinuous recording layer 20, may also be performed outside of thevacuum chamber 68. However, during processing of thefirst mask layer 22, sections of thecontinuous recording layer 20 are exposed (seeFIG. 9 ), and consequently the processing of thefirst mask layer 22 is preferably conducted inside thevacuum chamber 68. - Furthermore, in the present embodiment three mask layers of different materials are formed on the
continuous recording layer 20, and a four-stage dry etching process is then used to form thegrooves 33 in theintermediate product 10 and partition thecontinuous recording layer 20, but there are no particular restrictions on the type of dry etching used, the materials used for the mask layers, the number of mask layers, or the thickness of the mask layers, provided thecontinuous recording layer 20 is able to be partitioned with a high level of precision. - Furthermore, in the present embodiment a dry process cleaning operation using a plasma is used for removing foreign matter from the surface of the partitioned
recording elements 31, but the present invention is not restricted to this method, and the foreign matter on the surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 could also be removed by a dry process cleaning operation using a gas. - In addition, in the present embodiment the non-magnetic
body filling device 48 uses a bias sputtering method, but the present invention is not restricted to this method, and the filling of the non-magnetic body could also be performed using a plasma CVD method with bias power to said magnetic recording mediumintermediate product 10. - Furthermore, in the present embodiment the
magnetic recording medium 30 is a perpendicular recording, discrete type magnetic disk in which the partitionedrecording elements 31 are arranged with spacings in the track radial direction positioned therebetween, but the present invention is not restricted to this case, and can of course also be applied to the production of magnetic disks in which the partitioned recording elements are arranged with spacings in the track circumferential direction (the sector direction) positioned therebetween, magnetic disks in which the partitioned recording elements are arranged with spacings in both the track radial direction and the track circumferential direction positioned therebetween, and magnetic disks in which the partitioned recording elements form a helical shape. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to the production of magneto-optical disks such as MO disks, and other non-disk type discrete type magnetic recording media such as magnetic tapes and the like. - Furthermore, in the present embodiment the magnetic recording
medium production apparatus 40 is equipped with a separate processing device for each of the steps, but the present invention is not restricted to such a configuration, and a plurality of steps could also be conducted with a single device. For example, the step for processing thefirst mask layer 22, and the step for removing the residualfirst mask layer 22 from the surface of the partitionedrecording elements 31 could be conducted using the same reactive ion etching device, using either CF4 or SF6 as the reactive gas. In addition, the step for processing thesecond mask layer 24, and the step for smoothing the partitionedrecording elements 31 and thenon-magnetic body 32 could be conducted using the same Ar gas ion beam etching device. These rationalizations enable reductions in both the size and the cost of the production apparatus. - Using the embodiment described above, the processing devices provided inside the vacuum chamber were used to prepare a magnetic recording disk with the continuous recording layer and the partitioned recording elements isolated from the atmosphere.
FIG. 13 is a photograph from an atomic force microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic layer following smoothing by ion beam etching. Measurement of the surface roughness of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic layer revealed a maximum level difference of 2.88 nm, and a center line average roughness Ra of 0.723 nm. These results confirm that in this example, the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic layer have been satisfactorily smoothed, without the use of a wet process such as CMP. Furthermore, when a surface defect inspection device was used to inspect the surface of the medium for foreign matter, two pieces of foreign matter of size 0.3 to 0.5 μm were identified. No foreign matter larger than 1.0 μm, nor any foreign matter of size 0.5 to 1.0 μm was found. In addition, the surface of the magnetic recording disk was observed through an optical microscope, both immediately following production, and then again after standing for approximately 48 hours in a high temperature, high humidity environment (temperature: 80° C., humidity: 80%), and on both occasions no corrosion of the partitioned recording elements was visible.FIG. 14 is a photograph from the optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the magnetic recording disk of the example after standing for approximately 48 hours in the high temperature, high humidity environment. - A magnetic recording disk was prepared in a similar manner to the example above, but with the exception that the processing devices were not housed inside a vacuum chamber, so that the continuous recording layer and the partitioned recording elements were permitted to come in contact with the atmosphere. When a surface defect inspection device was used to inspect the surface of the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body for foreign matter, a total of 193 pieces of foreign matter, including 28 pieces of size 0.3 to 0.5 μm, 38 pieces of size 0.5 to 1.0 μm, and 127 pieces larger than 1.0 μm were identified. Furthermore, when the surface of the magnetic recording disk was observed through an optical microscope, both immediately following production, and then again after standing for approximately 48 hours in a high temperature, high humidity environment, although no corrosion of the partitioned recording elements was evident initially, after standing for 48 hours following production, a plurality of black spots were observed, indicating corrosion of the partitioned recording elements.
FIG. 15 is a photograph from the optical microscope showing an enlargement of the surface of the magnetic recording disk of the comparative example after standing for approximately 48 hours in the high temperature, high humidity environment. - In other words, corrosion of the partitioned recording elements was prevented in the example, and the incorporation of foreign matter was also markedly reduced when compared with the comparative example.
- As described above, the present invention enables the efficient production of a discrete type magnetic recording medium with reliable prevention of any deterioration of the partitioned recording elements.
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1. A magnetic recording medium comprising:
partitioned recording elements; a non-magnetic body filled in grooves between the partitioned recording elements; and a barrier film formed between the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body.
2. The magnetic recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein
further comprising a protective layer formed over the partitioned recording elements and the non-magnetic body.
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