Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 1880-4004
Print ISSN : 0285-0192
ISSN-L : 0285-0192
NOVEL METAL-BASED MULTILAYERS
IMPROVED MAGNETIC SENSITIVITY OF Pt/Co MULTILAYER MAGNETO-OPTICAL DISKS
J. USHIYAMAH. AWANOM. TAKAHASHI
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1995 Volume 19 Issue S_1_MORIS_94 Pages S1_149-152

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  Pt/Co films with thicker Co bottom and top layers improve the magnetic sensitivity of Pt/Co multilayer disks. By increasing the Co bottom and top layer thickness into 7Å in Pt8Å/Co3Å disks, the magnetic sensitivity is improved to an erasing field of -150 Oe and a writing field of 150 Oe, whereas in a conventional disk an erasing field of more than -400 Oe and a writing field of 300 Oe are needed. Carrier level increases because the total Co thickness is larger. Therefore, compared with a conventional Pt/Co disk, 1 dB higher carrier to noise ratio is obtained. Improved Pt/Co disks using thicker Co layers are promising candidates for high density magneto-optical disks using a short wavelength laser and a magnetic field modulation method.

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