International Business Machines Corporation
Magnetic recording layer formulation for tape media

Abstract:

A product, according to one approach, includes a recording layer. The recording layer includes encapsulated nanoparticles each comprising a magnetic nanoparticle encapsulated by an encapsulating layer. A polymeric binder binds the encapsulated nanoparticles. A product, according to another approach, includes a recording layer. The recording layer includes encapsulated nanoparticles each comprising a magnetic nanoparticle encapsulated by an encapsulating layer, and a polymeric binder binding the encapsulated nanoparticles. An average diameter of the magnetic nanoparticles is in a range of 2 nanometers to 20 nanometers. An average thickness of the recording layer is less than 0.2 microns.