A process for making a thin film metal alloy magnetic recording disk with a hydrogenated carbon overcoat

摘要

A thin magnetic recording disk is manufactured by sputter deposition in an atmosphere consisting essentially of argon and hydrogen. A thin cobalt-based alloy magnetic film and a hydrogenated carbon overcoat are both formed in the same sputtering atmosphere by successive activation of a cobalt-based alloy target and a carbon target. The hydrogen present in the sputtering atmosphere has no adverse effect on the magnetic properties of the disk.