Reversible coercivity vs. temperature losses in activated cobalt adsorbed iron oxides

Most properties of CrO
2
in magnetic recording media can be matched -and in some cases superseeded- by Surface-Cobalt Modified Iron Oxides. However, while the variation of coercivity with temperature for CrO
2
is a fully reversible process such variation is partially irreversible for Cobalt Iron Oxides. This relative weakness of Co-iron oxides could become a limiting factor in high density recording systems (such as the IBM 3480 and/or high density microdiskettes). This paper presents experimental evidence on a new Cobalt adsorption system which yealds products whose coercivity losses are fully and completely reversible in the whole range of temperature up to 100°C. In the process of comparing the properties of CrO
2
vs. Cobalt-Iron Oxides this paper also shows the equivalence of the applicative properties of the two products in terms of output vs. writing current and magnetostrictive effects.