Barium ferrite magnetic recording media

Barium ferrite particulate media have generated a lot of interest for advanced magnetic recording applications because they offer the potential to combine high recording densities with relatively low manufacturing cost. They consist of small (sub-tenth micron) plateletshaped particles with competing...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 1987-01, Vol.23 (1), p.25-28
Main Author: Speliotis, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anisotropic magnetoresistance
Barium
Coatings
Coercive force
Costs
Ferrites
Magnetic anisotropy
Magnetic recording
Manufacturing
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
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Summary:Barium ferrite particulate media have generated a lot of interest for advanced magnetic recording applications because they offer the potential to combine high recording densities with relatively low manufacturing cost. They consist of small (sub-tenth micron) plateletshaped particles with competing orthogonal anisotropies (crystalline and shape) of comparable magnitude. These anisotropies, along with the quasi-perpendicular characteristics of the barium ferrite coatings impart to them many subtle and surprising properties, requiring a careful and judicious choice of parameters for each application. The choices include the aspect ratio of the particles, their coercivity, the particle-to-binder loading, and the degree and direction of magnetic orientation. The problem areas include dispersion and orientation of the particles, overwrite characteristics of the coatings, thermal coefficients of the magnetic parameters and maintaining media coercivities at moderate levels. I this paper, we discuss the effect of the particle and coating parameters on the ensuing magnetic and recording properties of the media, and the types of choices that should be made to minimize the impact of some of the potential problems mentioned above.
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/TMAG.1987.1064808