| Preface |
| Publication Committee |
| Contents |
| 1. Extremely high density recording and its applications |
| R. Wood, Y. Sonobe, Z. Jin and B. Wilson Perpendicular recording: the promise and the problems (invited paper) 1 |
| H. Muraoka and Y. Nakamura Overview of read/write scheme for perpendicular magnetic recording utilizing single-pole head and double layer media (invited paper) 10 |
| H. Okuda and T. Kurioka Storage technology for television home server (invited paper) 20 |
| 2. Perpendicular media I |
| A. Kuroda, Y. Nishida, A. Nakamura, K. Tanahashi, H. Takano, S. Narishige, H. Aoi and Y. Nakamura Thermal decay estimation of perpendicular magnetic recording 25 |
| K. Motohashi, T. Samoto, S. Yoshida, H. Wako and S. Onodera Magnetic activation volumes of obliquely evaporated Co-CoO tape 30 |
| T. Keitoku, J. Ariake, N. Honda and K. Ouchi Preparation of Co-Cr-Pt alloy film with high perpendicular coercivity and large negative nucleation field 34 |
| T. Onoue, T. Asahi, K. Kuramochi, J. Kawaji, T. Homma and T. Osaka Improvement of signal to noise ratio for Co/Pd multilayer perpendicular magnetic recording media by the addition of an underlayer 40 |
| H. Ohmori and A. Maesaka Magnetic properties and noise characteristics of Co/Pd multilayer perpendicular magnetic recording media 45 |
| J.-Y. Kim, B.-K. Lee, G.-S. Park, M. Uchida, T. Kurosawa, S. Watanabe, J. Ariake, N. Honda and K. Ouchi The effect of Pd buffer layers on magnetic exchange energy of Co/Pd multilayered films for perpendicular magnetic recording 53 |
| K. Tanahashi, N. Shimizu, A. Kikukawa, Y. Takahashi, Y. Honda, A. Ishikawa and M. Futamoto Low-noise CoCrPt/FeTaC double-layered perpendicular media with NiTaZr intermediate layer 59 |
| F. Nakamura, T. Hikosaka and Y. Tanaka Low noise multi-layered FeAlSi soft magnetic films for perpendicular magnetic recording media 64 |
| A. Kikukawa, K. Tanahashi, Y. Honda, Y. Hirayama and M. Futamoto Distributions and characteristics of spike noise 68 |
| H. Nakagawa, Y. Honda, A. Kikukawa, K. Tanahashi, A. Ishikawa and M. Futamoto Effects of thin carbon intermediate layer on magnetic and structural properties of perpendicular recording media 73 |
| I. Tamai, T. Yamamoto, A. Kikukawa, K. Tanahashi、A. Ishikawa and M. Futamoto Improvement of the crystallographic orientation of double-layered perpendicular recording media by using CoCr(Mo)/Cu intermediate layers 78 |
| T. Onoue, J. Kawaji, K. Kuramochi, T. Asahi and T. Osaka Effect of underlayers on magnetic properties of Co/Pd multilayer perpendicular magnetic recording media 82 |
| T. Asahi, K. Kuramochi, J. Kawaji, T. Onoue, T. Osaka, and M. Saigo Analysis of microstructures for Co/Pd multilayer perpendicular magnetic recording media with carbon underlayer 87 |
| E.W. Soo, J.P. Wang, C.J. Sun, Y.F. Xu, T.C. Chong and G.M. Chow The effects of NiP seed layer in Co-alloy perpendicular thin film media 93 |
| H. Okuo, T. Onoue, T. Asahi and T. Osaka Relationship between surface energy and preferred orientation of CoCr alloy magnetic thin films deposited on C and TiCr underlayers 98 |
| Y. Ikeda, Y. Sonobe, G. Zeltzer, B.K. Yen, K. Takano, H. Do and P. Rice Microstructure study of CoCrPt/Ti/NiAl perpendicular media 104 |
| G. Yan, J. Ariake, T. Kiya, N. Honda and K. Ouchi (CoxFe100-x)-Hf-O granular films as back layers for perpendicular recording media 110 |
| G. Safran, J. Ariake, N. Honda, K. Ouchi, Z. Czigany, P.B. Barna, M. Menyhard and G. Radnoczi XTEM and AES study of the microstructure for high density Co-Cr-Nb-Pt double layered perpendicular magnetic recording media 115 |
| S. Saito, Y. Hatta and M. Takahashi Variation of Magnetic properties along the film thickness in perpendicular thin film media investigated by optical method 120 |
| Y. Honda, K. Tanahashi, Y. Hirayama, A. Kikukawa and M. Futamoto MFM study of magnetic interaction between recording and soft magnetic layers 126 |
| S. Yamamoto, H. Wada, H. Kurisu and M. Matsuura High-rate deposition of Co-Cr films with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy by ECR sputtering 133 |
| R.J.M. van de Veerdonk, G. Ju, E.B. Svedberg, D. Weller, S. Tamaru, J.T. Wolfson and J.A. Bain Real-time observation of sub-nanosecond magnetic switching in perpendicular multilayers 138 |
| 3. Perpendicular media II and HDI |
| M. Uchida, T. Suzuki and K. Ouchi Preparation of Fe-Pt perpendicular double-layered media with high electric resistivity backlayer 143 |
| S. Ishio, N. Mori, T. Yoshino, H. Saito, T. Suzuki and K. Ohuchi Magnetic anisotropy field Hk and domain structure in Llo FexPt1-x films 148 |
| Y. Tateno and K. Iwasaki Interparticle interaction and magnetic anisotropy in vacuum evaporated Co-O perpendicular magnetic thin film 153 |
| T. Suzuki, T. Tanaka and K. Ikemizu High density recording capability for advanced particulate media 159 |
| T. Ito, O. Kitakami, Y. Shimada, Y. Kamo and S. Kikuchi Enhanced grain growth of magnetic granules in Co/oxide granular films 165 |
| K. Kakizaki, H. Watanabe and N. Hiratsuka The effect of AlN underlayer on c-axis orientation of barium ferrite thin films for perpendicular magnetic recording media 169 |
| T. Aoyama, S. Okawa, K. Hattori, H. Hatate, Y. Wada, K. Uchiyama, T. Kagotani, H. Nishio and I. Sato Fabrication and magnetic properties of CoPt perpendicular patterned media 174 |
| O. Kitakami, M. Ichijo and H. Daimon Lubrication of surface oxidized Co-Cr thin films by phosphoric and phosphorous acid esters 179 |
| Y. Ohchi and F. Tojyou The characterization of lubricant on ME tape by TOF-SIMS analysis 183 |
| 4. Heads and soft magnetic materials |
| K. Ise, K. Yamakawa and K. Ouchi Writing performances of cusp-field single-pole head 187 |
| M. Mochizuki, Y. Nishida, Y. Kawato, T. Okada, T. Kawabe and H. Takano Study on the write-field profile and intensity of narrow-track-width SPT head 191 |
| W. Seiko, Y. Hoshi and H. Shimizu Fe and Fe-N films sputter deposited at liquid nitrogen temperature 196 |
| K. Machida, N. Hayashi, Y. Miyamoto, T. Tamaki and H. Okuda Yoke-type TMR head with front-stacked gap for perpendicular magnetic recording 201 |
| H. Fukuzawa, K. Koi, H. Tomita, H.N. Fuke, Y. Kamiguchi, H. Iwasaki and M. Sahashi NOL specular spin-valve heads using an ultrathin CoFe free layer 208 |
| S.-i. Wakana, T. Nagai, and Y. Sakata Wide bandwidth scanning Kerr microscope based on optical sampling technique using externally triggerable pulse laser diode 213 |
| S. Yamamoto, S. Horie, N. Tanamachi, H. Kurisu and M. Matsuura Fabrication of high-permeability ferrite by spark-plasma-sintering method 218 |
| M. Naoe, K. Hamaya, N. Fujiwara, T. Taniyama, Y. Kitamoto and Y. Yamazaki Selective dry etching of manganite thin films for high sensitive magnetoresistive sensors 223 |
| 5. Review and concept of perpendicular magnetic recording |
| S.-i. Iwasaki Discoveries that guided the beginning of perpendicular magnetic recording (invited paper) 227 |
| J.H. Judy Past, present, and future of perpendicular magnetic recording (invited paper) 235 |
| 6. Read/write performance and drive technologies |
| H. Takano, Y. Nishida, A. Kuroda, H. Sawaguchi, Y. Hosoe, T. Kawabe, H. Aoi, H. Muraoka, Y. Nakamura and K. Ouchi Realization of 52.5Gb/in2 perpendicular recording (invited paper) 241 |
| S.E. Lambert, B.M. Lairson, H. Nguy, L. Nguyen, T. Huang, J. Adler and S. Gopalaswamy Drive integration challenges for perpendicular recording (invited paper) 245 |
| Y. Tanaka and T. Hikosaka Perpendicular recording with high squareness CoPt-CrO media (invited paper) 253 |
| Y. Okamoto, H. Osawa, H. Saito, H. Muraoka and Y. Nakamura Performance of PRML systems in perpendicular magnetic recording channel with jitter-like noise (invited paper) 259 |
| H. Sawaguchi, Y. Nishida, H. Takano and H. Aoi Performance analysis of modified PRML channels for perpendicular recording systems (invited paper) 265 |
| 7. Perpendicular CoCr system media |
| T. Shimatsu, H. Uwazumi, H. Muraoka and Y. Nakamura Thermal stability in perpendicular recording media (invited paper) 273 |
| M. Futamoto, Y. Hirayama, Y. Honda, A. Kikukawa, K. Tanahashi and A. Ishikawa CoCr-alloy perpendicular magnetic recording media for high-density recording (invited paper) 281 |
| N. Honda and K. Ouchi Low noise design of perpendicular magnetic recording media (invited paper) 289 |
| T.D. Lee, M.S. Hwang and K.J. Lee Effects of magnetic layer thickness on negative nucleation field and Cr segregation behavior in CoCrPt/Ti perpendicular media (invited paper) 297 |
| 8. High perpendicular anisotropy media |
| R.H. Victora, W. Peng, J. Xue and J.H. Judy Superlattice magnetic recording media: experiment and simulation (invited paper) 305 |
| T. Suzuki, T. Kiya, N. Honda and K. Ouchi Fe-Pt perpendicular double-layered media with high recording resolution (invited paper) 312 |
| 9. Oxide perpendicular media and exchange coupling |
| H. Fujiwara, K. Zhang, T. Kai and T. Zhao Effect of direct exchange coupling between antiferro-magnetic grains on magnetic behavior of ferro/antiferromagnetic exchange coupled polycrystalline layer systems (invited paper) 319 |
| T. Hughes, K. O'Grady, H. Laidler and R.W. Chantrell Thermal activation in exchange biased bilayers (invited paper) 329 |
| S. Nakagawa, N. Matsushita and M. Naoe Perpendicular magnetic recording media using hexagonal ferrite thin films deposited on Pt underlayers and interlayers (invited paper) 337 |
| S. Yamamoto, K. Hirata, H. Kurisu, M. Matsuura, T. Doi and K. Tamari High coercivity ferrite thin-film tape media for perpendicular recording (invited paper) 342 |
| Y. Hoshi New sputter-deposition processes for the formation of thin films with desired structure for magnetic recording (invited paper) 347 |
| 10. Single-pole heads |
| K. Yamakawa, K. Taguchi, K. Ise, N. Honda and K. Ouchi Single-pole recording head design for 100 Gbpsi perpendicular magnetic recording (invited paper) 354 |
| J.P. Lazzari Single pole, single turn, probe GMR head and micro-actuator for high-density perpendicular recording (invited paper) 362 |
| Y. Kanai, R. Matsubara, H. Muraoka and Y. Nakamura Write field analysis of narrow-track SPT head fo GHz response (invited paper) 368 |
| S. Tsuboi, H. Matsutera, T. Ishi, N. Ishiwata and K. Ohashi Read/write characteristics of focused-ion-beam-etched heads for perpendicular magnetic recording media (invited paper) 375 |
| 11. Read/write characteristics and signal processing |
| A. Kurose, S. Muramatsu, H. Fusayasu, A. Murata and M. Kobayashi Predicted outputs of a high-frequency carrier-type magnetic head for 100 Gbit/in2 generation 382 |
| S. Tanabe Transition analysis of magnetic recording heads using FDTD 388 |
| D.T. Wilton, H.A. Shute, S.J.C. Brown and D.J. Mapps Approximation of shielded MR head output for perpendicular media 393 |
| K.J. Lee, Y.H. Im, Y.S. Kim, K.M. Lee, J.W. Kim, N.Y. Park, G.S. Park and T.D. Lee Novel simulation model for perpendicular magnetic recording 398 |
| A. Shukh 3D FEM modeling of keeper effect on perpendicular recording 403 |
| J. van Ek, A. Shukh, E. Murdock, G. Parker and S. Batra Micromagnetic perpendicular recording model: soft magnetic underlayer and skew effect 408 |
| E. Miyashita, K. Kuga, R. Taguchi, T. Tamaki and H. Okuda Simulation of magnetization patterns of perpendicular media for ultra-high recording density 413 |
| S.J. Greaves, H. Muraoka, Y. Sonobe, M. Schabes and Y. Nakamura Pinning of written bits in perpendicular recording media 418 |
| Y. Sonobe, D. Weller, Y. Ikeda, K. Takano, M.E. Schabes, G. Zeltzer, H. Do, B.K. Yen and M.E. Best Coupled granular./continuous medium for thermally stable perpendicular magnetic recording 424 |
| T. Kiya, N. Honda, J. Ariake, K. Ouchi and S. Iwasaki Detection of extremely high bit density signals with a narrow track width GMR head in double layered perpendicular recording media 429 |
| H. Shigematsu, H. Muraoka and Y. Nakamura Influence of hard-transition shift on overwrite characteristics in perpendicular magnetic recording 435 |
| C.H. Hee, J.P. Wang, T.C. Chong and T.S. Low Design of highly oriented (HOR) media for extremely high density recording 440 |
| Y. Uesaka, Y. Nakatani, N. Hayashi and H. Fukushima Read/write properties of oriented longitudinal recording media 445 |
| T. Komakine, N. Honda, T. Kiya and K. Ouchi Noise spectrum analysis in perpendicular magnetic recording of double-layered media 450 |
| Y. Nishida, H. Sawaguchi, A. Kuroda, H. Takano, H. Aoi and Y. Nakamura Noise characteristics of double-layered perpendicular media 454 |
| M. Kitano, E. Miyashita, K. Kuga, R. Taguchi, T. Tamaki, H. Okuda, H. Uwazumi, Y. Sakai, A. Kumagai and A, Otsuki MFM analysis of recorded bit patterns of perpendicular media 459 |
| Y. Okamoto, M. Sato, H. Osawa, H. Saito, H. Muraoka and Y. Nakamura MTR coded PRML systems for perpendicular magnetic recording 465 |
| Y. Okamoto, S. Miki, N. Masunari, H. Osawa,H. Saito and Y. Nakamura A study of timing recovery for perpendicular magnetic recording 470 |
| M. Akamatsu, Y. Okamoto, H. Saito, H. Osawa, H. Muraoka and Y. Nakamura Error event analysis in perpendicular magnetic recording using double-layered medium 475 |
| Z. Yuan and B. Liu Double layer magnetic data storage-an approach towards 3D magnetic recording 481 |
| Author Index to volume 235 487 |
| Subject index to volume 235 493 |
