An object is to further improve a thermal stability and an electromagnetic conversion characteristic of a magnetic recording medium.

The present technology provides a magnetic recording medium that includes a layer structure including: a base layer; and a magnetic layer provided on the base layer and including a magnetic powder, in which an average particle volume of the magnetic powder is 2300 nm.sup.3 or less, and a magnetic interaction ΔM calculated by the following expression (1) of the magnetic layer is −0.362≤ΔM≤−0.22,

ΔM={Id(H)+2Ir(H)−Ir(∞)}/Ir(∞)   (1)

[where, in the expression (1), Id(H) is a remanent magnetization measured by a direct-current demagnetization, Ir(H) is a remanent magnetization measured by an alternating-current demagnetization, and Ir(∞) is a remanent magnetization measured by an applied magnetic field of 6 kOe].

An object is to further improve a thermal stability and an electromagnetic conversion characteristic of a magnetic recording medium.

The present technology provides a magnetic recording medium that includes a layer structure including: a base layer; and a magnetic layer provided on the base layer and including a magnetic powder, in which an average particle volume of the magnetic powder is 2300 nm.sup.3 or less, and a magnetic interaction ΔM calculated by the following expression (1) of the magnetic layer is −0.362≤ΔM≤−0.22,

ΔM={Id(H)+2Ir(H)−Ir(∞)}/Ir(∞)   (1)

[where, in the expression (1), Id(H) is a remanent magnetization measured by a direct-current demagnetization, Ir(H) is a remanent magnetization measured by an alternating-current demagnetization, and Ir(∞) is a remanent magnetization measured by an applied magnetic field of 6 kOe].

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a magnetic recording medium excellent in electro-magnetic conversion characteristic and thermal stability.

The present disclosure provides a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium including: a substrate; and a magnetic layer provided over the substrate and including a magnetic powder, in which the magnetic layer has an average thickness of equal to or less than 90 nm, the magnetic powder has an average aspect ratio of from 1.0 to 3.0, the magnetic powder has an average particle volume of equal to or less than 2,300 nm.sup.3, a coercive force Hc1 in a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium is equal to or less than 4,500 Oe, a coercive force Hc2 in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium and the coercive force Hc1 satisfy a relation of Hc2/Hc1≤0.8, and the ratio Hrp/Hc1 of a residual coercive force Hrp of the magnetic recording medium measured using a pulsed magnetic field and the coercive force Hc1 is equal to or less than 2.0.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a magnetic recording medium excellent in electro-magnetic conversion characteristic and thermal stability. The present disclosure provides a tape-shaped magnetic recording medium including: a substrate; and a magnetic layer provided over the substrate and including a magnetic powder, in which the magnetic layer has an average thickness of equal to or less than 90 nm, the magnetic powder has an average aspect ratio of from 1.0 to 3.0, the magnetic powder has an average particle volume of equal to or less than 2,300 nm.sup.3, a coercive force Hc1 in a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium is equal to or less than 4,500 Oe, a coercive force Hc2 in a longitudinal direction of the magnetic recording medium and the coercive force Hc1 satisfy a relation of Hc2/Hc1≤0.8, and the ratio Hrp/Hc1 of a residual coercive force Hrp of the magnetic recording medium measured using a pulsed magnetic field and the coercive force Hc1 is equal to or less than 2.0.

Provided is a magnetic recording medium that is able to achieve both an improvement in electromagnetic conversion characteristics and ensuring of high long-term reliability. The magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic layer and a base. The magnetic layer includes magnetic powders including ε-iron oxide. A ratio (Hrp/Hc) of residual coercivity (Hrp) measured in a perpendicular direction of the magnetic recording medium with use of a pulse magnetic field to perpendicular coercivity (Hc) of the magnetic recording medium is 2.0 or less. Saturation magnetization (Mst) per unit area of the magnetic recording medium is 4.5 mA or greater.

Provided is a magnetic recording medium that is able to achieve both an improvement in electromagnetic conversion characteristics and ensuring of high long-term reliability. The magnetic recording medium includes a magnetic layer and a base. The magnetic layer includes magnetic powders including ε-iron oxide. A ratio (Hrp/Hc) of residual coercivity (Hrp) measured in a perpendicular direction of the magnetic recording medium with use of a pulse magnetic field to perpendicular coercivity (Hc) of the magnetic recording medium is 2.0 or less. Saturation magnetization (Mst) per unit area of the magnetic recording medium is 4.5 mA or greater.

A magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic support, and a magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic powder. The ferromagnetic powder is an ε-iron oxide powder, a ratio (Hr (90°)/Hr (0°)) of Hr (90°) to Hr (0°) is 0.50 or less, the Hr (0°) is a residual coercive force obtained by applying a pulse magnetic field having a pulse width of 0.76 ms in an in-plane direction of the magnetic recording medium, and the Hr (90°) is a residual coercive force obtained by making a pulse magnetic field having a pulse width of 0.76 ms be incident from a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium and applying the pulse magnetic field to the magnetic recording medium.

A magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic support, and a magnetic layer including a ferromagnetic powder. The ferromagnetic powder is an ε-iron oxide powder, a ratio (Hr (90°)/Hr (0°)) of Hr (90°) to Hr (0°) is 0.50 or less, the Hr (0°) is a residual coercive force obtained by applying a pulse magnetic field having a pulse width of 0.76 ms in an in-plane direction of the magnetic recording medium, and the Hr (90°) is a residual coercive force obtained by making a pulse magnetic field having a pulse width of 0.76 ms be incident from a vertical direction of the magnetic recording medium and applying the pulse magnetic field to the magnetic recording medium.

The magnetic recording medium includes at least a nonmagnetic substrate and a magnetic recording layer, the magnetic recording layer consists of a first magnetic recording layer or a plurality of layers including at least the first magnetic recording layer and a second magnetic recording layer, the first magnetic recording layer has a granular structure including a first magnetic crystal grain and a first nonmagnetic crystal grain boundary, the first magnetic crystal grain consists of an ordered alloy having Fe, Pt and Rh, the first nonmagnetic crystal grain boundary consists of carbon, boron or a combination thereof, the second magnetic recording layer has a granular structure including a second magnetic crystal grain and a second nonmagnetic crystal grain boundary, the second magnetic crystal grain consists of an FePt ordered alloy or an ordered alloy having Fe, Pt and Rh, and the second nonmagnetic crystal grain boundary includes carbon.

A dispersed iron oxide magnetic powder slurry, in which the average secondary particle diameter of ε-type iron oxide measured with a dynamic light scattering particle size distribution analyzer is 65 nm or less, and which has good dispersibility, is obtained by adding a quaternary ammonium salt serving as a first dispersant and an alkali to a slurry containing ε-type iron oxide particles to bring the pH at 25° C. to 11 or higher, and thereafter adding an organic compound, which is an organic acid serving as a second dispersant and having two or more carboxy groups in the molecule, and in which one type or two types of a hydroxy group and an amino group are bound to carbon that does not constitute a carboxy group other than the carboxy groups to bring the pH at 25° C. of the slurry to 4 or higher and lower than 11.