Method and apparatus for manufacturing magnetic recording medium
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G11B-005/84
C23C-014/56
G11B-005/82
출원번호
US-0668390
(2008-07-03)
등록번호
US-9129636
(2015-09-08)
우선권정보
JP-P2007-182528 (2007-07-11)
국제출원번호
PCT/JP2008/062058
(2008-07-03)
§371/§102 date
20100527
(20100527)
국제공개번호
WO2009/008324
(2009-01-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Kurokawa, Gohei
출원인 / 주소
SHOWA DENKO K.K.
대리인 / 주소
Sughrue Mion, PLLC
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초록▼
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by mounting a substrate for film formation on a carrier, sequentially transporting said substrate into a plurality of connected chambers, and forming at least a magnetic film and a carbon protective film on said su
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by mounting a substrate for film formation on a carrier, sequentially transporting said substrate into a plurality of connected chambers, and forming at least a magnetic film and a carbon protective film on said substrate for film formation within said chambers, wherein said method comprises a step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface, which is performed following a step of removing a magnetic recording medium from said carrier following film formation, but prior to a step of mounting a substrate for film formation on said carrier.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by mounting a substrate for film formation on a carrier whose surface has been roughened, sequentially transporting said substrate into a plurality of connected chambers, and forming at least a magnetic film and a carbon protective film on sa
1. A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by mounting a substrate for film formation on a carrier whose surface has been roughened, sequentially transporting said substrate into a plurality of connected chambers, and forming at least a magnetic film and a carbon protective film on said substrate for film formation within said chambers, wherein said method comprises a step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface, which is performed following a step of removing a magnetic recording medium from said carrier following film formation, but prior to a step of mounting a new substrate for film formation on said carrier, andsaid method further comprises a step of forming a metal film on a carrier surface, which is performed following said step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface, but prior to the step of mounting a new substrate for film formation on said carrier. 2. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface and said step of forming a metal film on a carrier surface are conducted within a single chamber. 3. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface is conducted using a plasma comprising oxygen. 4. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 3, wherein an external magnetic field is applied to said plasma comprising oxygen, thereby concentrating a plasma causing said ashing at a carrier surface. 5. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 4, wherein said magnetic field applied to said plasma during said ashing step is a rotating magnetic field that sweeps out a helical trajectory. 6. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said step of forming a metal film on a carrier surface is conducted by a magnetron discharge sputtering method that uses rotating magnetic field assistance. 7. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said metal film formed on a carrier surface is a metal material having low oxidative reactivity. 8. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 7, wherein said metal material having low oxidative reactivity comprises one element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Au, Pd and Pt. 9. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface and said step of forming a metal film on a carrier surface are conducted in different chambers. 10. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said metal film is within a range from 50 to 100 Å. 11. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said metal material having low oxidative reactivity comprises Ru. 12. A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium by mounting a substrate for film formation on a carrier whose surface has been roughened, sequentially transporting said substrate into a plurality of connected chambers, and forming at least a magnetic film and a carbon protective film on said substrate for film formation within said chambers, wherein said method comprises a step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface, which is performed following a step of removing a magnetic recording medium from said carrier following film formation, but prior to a step of mounting a new substrate for film formation on said carrier,said method further comprises a step of forming a metal film on a carrier surface, which is performed following said step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface, but prior to the step of mounting a new substrate for film formation on said carrier,andthe step of conducting ashing on the carrier surface is performed within a chamber that is different from the chambers for forming the films on the substrate. 13. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said step of conducting ashing to remove an accumulated carbon protective film adhered to a carrier surface and said step of forming a metal film on a carrier surface are conducted in different chambers, the thickness of said metal film is within a range from 50 to 100 Å, andsaid metal film formed on a carrier surface is a metal material having low oxidative reactivity. 14. A method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprising (i) mounting a substrate for film formation on a carrier,(ii) sequentially transporting said substrate into a plurality of connected chambers to form at least a magnetic film and a carbon protective film on said substrate for film formation within said chambers and obtain a magnetic recording medium which has the magnetic film and the carbon protective film on the substrate, wherein the carbon protective film is formed by plasma CVD method,(iii) removing the magnetic recording medium from the carrier,(iv) conducting ashing of the carrier using an oxygen plasma to remove an carbon protective film which is accumulated in the step (ii) on a carrier surface of the carrier,(v) forming a metal film on the carrier surface of the carrier treated in the step (iv),wherein steps (i) to (v) are performed in sequence at least twice. 15. The method for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium according to claim 14, wherein the step (iv) is performed within a chamber that is different from the chambers for step (ii), said step (iv) and said step (v) are conducted in different chambers,the surface of the carrier has been roughened prior to step (i),the thickness of said metal film is within a range from 50 to 100 Å, and said metal film formed on a carrier surface is a metal material having low oxidative reactivity.
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