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Magnetic memory structure and method of making the same

Assignee: Kyoto Ceramic Co Ltd
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Filing: 1975-01-14
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Granted: 1977-06-28
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Expires: 1995-01-14
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Abstract

Abstract A magnetic memory structure which may be used as a disc memory, a drum memory or a similar component including a ceramic substrate having a thin film of magnetic ferrite material thereon, said film being of a cobalt-based spinel type ferrite and a method for manufacturing the same.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masaya Hirabayashi
  • 👤 Hiromasa Enjo

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 21:13
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F10/00; H01F10/08; H01F10/10; H01F10/18; H01F10/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim 143 words
A method of manufacturing a magnetic memory structure characterized in that the method comprises the steps of applying a mixed aqueous solution of the respective water-soluble salts of iron and cobalt to a substrate of alumina ceramics drying said solution and heating said solution to between 200° to 500° C. to thermally decompose the respective salts in the solution thereby to deprive the solution of its water so as to form a film of oxides of iron and cobalt on said substrate, said mixed aqueous solution being mixed at a stoichiometrical rate so that said film on said substrate is represented by a general formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein -0.2≦x≦0.3), sintering said film at temperatures approximately below 1300° C. to subject said oxides to thermochemical reactions thereby forming a solid cobalt-based spinel type ferrite film on said substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 143 words
A method of manufacturing a magnetic memory structure characterized in that the method comprises the steps of applying a mixed aqueous solution of the respective water-soluble salts of iron and cobalt to a substrate of alumina ceramics drying said solution and heating said solution to between 200° to 500° C. to thermally decompose the respective salts in the solution thereby to deprive the solution of its water so as to form a film of oxides of iron and cobalt on said substrate, said mixed aqueous solution being mixed at a stoichiometrical rate so that said film on said substrate is represented by a general formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein -0.2≦x≦0.3), sintering said film at temperatures approximately below 1300° C. to subject said oxides to thermochemical reactions thereby forming a solid cobalt-based spinel type ferrite film on said substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 100 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said mixed aqueous solution is mixed with the water-soluble salts of transition metal elements selected from Cu, Be, Mg, ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Cd, Mn and Ni so that the composition of ceramics may ultimately be represented by a general formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein -0.2≦x≦0.3) and may be substituted in the amount of less than 0.2 mol of Co in the range of said formula by at least one kind of said transition metal elements, said oxides of iron and cobalt substituted in part by said transition elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 123 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said mixed aqueous solution is mixed with at least one kind of powder of metal oxides selected from LiO 2 , SIO 2 , TiO 2 , GeO 2 , ZrO 2 , SnO 2 , HfO 2 , V 2 O 5 , Nb 2 O 5 , Ta 2 O 5 , MoO 3 and WO 3 so that the composition of ceramics may ultimately be represented by a general formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein -0.2≦x≦0.3) and may contain said metal oxides in the amount corresponding to 1% (by weight) of the composition represented by the formula, said oxides of iron and cobalt additionally containing powder of said metal oxides.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 101 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said mixed aqueous solution is mixed with at least one kind of powder of oxides of metal elements or nonmetal elements selected from B, Al, Sc, Ga, Y, In, La, Tl, As, Sb, Bi and Cr so that the composition of ceramics may ultimately be represented by a general formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein -0.2≦x≦0.3) and may contain said metal oxides in the amount corresponding to 5% (by weight) of the composition represented by the formula, said oxides of iron and cobalt being additionally containing powder of said metal oxide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said solution application, drying and heating is performed a number of times to obtain a selected thickness of the oxide film.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 117 words
A method of manufacturing a magnetic memory structure having improved Oersted and Gauss values comprising: (a) forming a mixture of an aqueous solution of a cobalt salt and an aqueous solution of an iron salt; (b) applying said mixture to an alumina substrate; (c) heating said substrate to a temperature greater than 200° C. so as to cause said salts to react and to form a continuous oxide film on said ceramic substrate, said film having a composition represented by the formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein 0.2≦x≦0.3) and (d) sintering said oxide film to thermally decompose said respective salts thereby changing said oxide film into a cobalt- based spinel type ferrite film.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 117 words
A method of manufacturing a magnetic memory structure having improved Oersted and Gauss values comprising: (a) forming a mixture of an aqueous solution of a cobalt salt and an aqueous solution of an iron salt; (b) applying said mixture to an alumina substrate; (c) heating said substrate to a temperature greater than 200° C. so as to cause said salts to react and to form a continuous oxide film on said ceramic substrate, said film having a composition represented by the formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein 0.2≦x≦0.3) and (d) sintering said oxide film to thermally decompose said respective salts thereby changing said oxide film into a cobalt- based spinel type ferrite film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said salts of iron and cobalt are selected from the group consisting of nitrates and sulfates.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 80 words
The method of claim 7 wherein said mixture of aqueous salts includes a water soluble salt of the metal elements selected from the group consisting of Cu, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Cd, Mn and Ni such that the composition of said ferrite film is represented by the formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 wherein (-0.2≦x≦0.3) and less than 0.2 moles of Co in said formula is substituted by at least one of said metal elements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said metal element is selected from the group consisting of Zn, Cd, and Ba.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 33 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said mixture of aqueous salts is applied a predetermined number of times and heated after each application so as to obtain a film of a predetermined thickness.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said oxide film is sintered at a temperature range of about 1000° to 1300° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 108 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said mixed aqueous solution is mixed with at least one kind of powder of metal oxides selected from LiO 2 , SiO 2 , TiO 2 , GeO 2 , ZrO 2 , SnO 2 , HfO 2 , V 2 O 5 , Nb 2 O 5 , Ta 2 O 5 , MoO 3 and WO 3 such that the composition of said ferrite film is represented by the formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein -0.2≦x≦0.3) and contains said metal oxides in the amount corresponding to 1% (by weight) of the composition represented by said formula.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 86 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said mixed aqueous solution is mixed with at least one kind of powder of oxides of metal elements of nonmetal elements selected from B, Al, Sc, Ga, Y, In, La, Tl, As, Sb, Bi and Cr such that the composition of said ferrite film is represented by a general formula Co.sub.(1 -x ) Fe.sub.(2 +x ) O 4 (wherein -0.2≦x≦0.3) and contains said metal oxides in the amount corresponding to 5% (by weight) of the composition represented by said formula.

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