ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Magneto-optical recording by magnetic field modulation is of particular interest, since direct overwriting of information can be performed as in conventional magnetic recording.1,2 We used a floating magnetic head to apply a modulated magnetic field (±100–±600 Oe) at 5 MHz. We report here the shape of the recorded domains by this technique on TbFeCo and GdTbFeCo 5 1/4 in. disks rotating at 1800 rpm. Both TbFeCo and GdTbFeCo films had a Curie temperature of 200 °C and a compensation temperature of 60 °C. The written domains were observed by a polarized microscope. For TbFeCo disks, regular chevron-type domains were formed according to a cooling tail of a continuous laser beam. However, irregular shape domains were observed in GdTbFeCo disks, that is, the outline of a domain was not smooth, which caused a large recording noise and decreased a signal-to-noise ratio. We discuss the relation between domain regularity and magnetic parameters (anisotropy, wall energy, etc.).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.340588
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