ΔH(M, ΔM) method for the determination of intrinsic switching field distributions in perpendicular media

被引:63
作者
Berger, A [1 ]
Xu, Y
Lengsfield, B
Ikeda, Y
Fullerton, EE
机构
[1] Hitachi Global Storage Technol, San Jose Res Ctr, San Jose, CA 95120 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Minneapolis, MN 55414 USA
关键词
magnetization reversal; perpendicular magnetic recording; perpendicular recording media; switching field distribution;
D O I
10.1109/TMAG.2005.855285
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We describe a method for the experimental characterization of intrinsic switching field distributions in perpendicular media. The method is based upon a comparison between the major loop and a set of recoil loops, which start at a certain distance AM away from saturation. In particular, we measure the applied field difference Delta H between the recoil loops and the major loop at identical M values, for which the average demagnetizing fields are the same. By analyzing complete Delta H(M, Delta M) data sets taken from multiple recoil loops, we gain a detailed measure of the intrinsic switching field distribution D(H-S). Using polar-Kerr effect measurements of recording disk samples, we demonstrate the capabilities of our approach.
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页码:3178 / 3180
页数:3
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