November 1, 2012
Author(s)
Chao-Chien Chiang, Wu-Chang Tsai, Liang-Wei Wang, Hao-Cheng Hou, Jung-Wei Liao, Hong-Ji Lin, Fan-Hsiu Chang, Brian Kirby, Chih-Huang Lai
(001)-oriented FePt graded media are obtained by using PtMn underlayers. The PtMn underlayer does not only behave as the (001) structural template, but provides the diffusion source of Mn. The diffusion of Mn into FePt reduces its anisotropy but, on the