Claims
- 1. A high areal storage density, patterned magnetic data/information recording, storage and retrieval medium, comprising:a non-magnetic substrate having a surface; and a patterned magnetic layer on said substrate surface, said patterned magnetic layer comprising an ordered plurality of spaced-apart, at least partially crystalline individual ferromagnetic particles or grains surrounded by a matrix of an amorphous paramagnetic or anti-paramagnetic material.
- 2. The magnetic medium as in claim 1, wherein:said patterned magnetic layer comprises an ordered two-dimensional pattern of at least partially crystalline individual ferromagnetic particles or grains and a surrounding matrix of amorphous paramagnetic or anti-paramagnetic material.
- 3. The magnetic medium according to claim 1, further comprising a protective overcoat layer over said patterned magnetic layer and a lubricant topcoat layer over said protective overcoat layer.
- 4. The magnetic medium as in claim 1, wherein:said non-magnetic substrate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), Al-based alloys, other metals, other metal alloys, ceramics, glasses, polymers, and composites thereof; and said patterned magnetic layer comprises an ordered plurality of spaced-apart, at least partially crystalline individual ferromagnetic particles or grains comprising at least one metal element which is ferromagnetic when in at least partially crystalline form, selected from the group of metal elements consisting of Fe, Ni, and Co, said particles or grains being surrounded by a matrix comprised of an amorphous paramagnetic or anti-paramagnetic material comprising a metallic glass layer including at least one of the aforementioned metal elements.
- 5. The magnetic medium as in claim 4, wherein:said non-magnetic substrate is disk-shaped; and said patterned magnetic layer comprises an ordered plurality of spaced-apart, at least partially crystalline individual ferromagnetic particles or grains surrounded by a matrix of amorphous Ni—P.
- 6. A magnetic medium comprising:a layer of an amorphous paramagnetic or anti-paramagnetic material on a surface of a non-magnetic substrate; and patterned magnetic means comprising an ordered plurality of spaced-apart individual ferromagnetic regions of substantially same size and shape formed within said layer of amorphous paramagnetic or anti-paramagnetic material.
- 7. The magnetic medium according to claim 6, wherein:said patterned magnetic means comprises an ordered plurality of spaced-apart, at least partially crystalline individual ferromagnetic particles or grains surrounded by a matrix of a said amorphous paramagnetic or anti-paramagnetic material comprising at least one component which is ferromagnetic when in at least partially crystalline form.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
This application claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/151,029 filed Aug. 27, 1999, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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