JPH02154309A - Production of substrate for thin-film magnetic head - Google Patents

Production of substrate for thin-film magnetic head

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JPH02154309A
JPH02154309A JP30937088A JP30937088A JPH02154309A JP H02154309 A JPH02154309 A JP H02154309A JP 30937088 A JP30937088 A JP 30937088A JP 30937088 A JP30937088 A JP 30937088A JP H02154309 A JPH02154309 A JP H02154309A
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Yoshiaki Itou
善映 伊藤
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3163Fabrication methods or processes specially adapted for a particular head structure, e.g. using base layers for electroplating, using functional layers for masking, using energy or particle beams for shaping the structure or modifying the properties of the basic layers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/127Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive
    • G11B5/31Structure or manufacture of heads, e.g. inductive using thin films
    • G11B5/3103Structure or manufacture of integrated heads or heads mechanically assembled and electrically connected to a support or housing

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent polishing strains, scratches, etc., from remaining on the surface of an insulating film and to obtain the thin-film magnetic head having excellent magnetic characteristics by polishing a substrate by using a polisher in a suspension contg. >=1 kinds of powders selected from TiO2, Fe2O3 or V2O5. CONSTITUTION:The insulating film 2 consisting of Al2O3 or SiO2 is formed on the substrate 1 consisting of a sintered body. The substrate 1 on which the insulating film 2 is formed is put into the suspension contg. >=1 kinds of the powders selected from the TiO2, Fe2O3 or V2O5 and the surface of the insulating film 2 is polished in this suspension by using a polisher. The thin-film magnetic head having improved magnetic characteristics is obtd. if the magnetic film 3 is formed on the insulating film 2 subjected to surface polishing.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〈産業上の利用分野〉 本発明は、薄膜磁気ヘッド用基板の製造方法に関し、^
120.または5i(hからなる絶縁膜を形成した基板
を、TiO2、Fe、03またはV2O,から選ばれた
1種以上の粉末を含有する懸濁液中に入れ、この懸濁液
中でポリッシャを用いて絶縁膜の表面を研磨することに
より、絶縁膜の表面を、研磨加工歪やスクラッチ等を残
すことなく研磨し、磁気特性の優れた薄膜磁気ヘッドが
得られるようにしたものである。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a substrate for a thin film magnetic head.
120. Alternatively, a substrate on which an insulating film made of 5i(h) is formed is placed in a suspension containing one or more powders selected from TiO2, Fe, 03, or V2O, and a polisher is used in this suspension. By polishing the surface of the insulating film, the surface of the insulating film is polished without leaving polishing distortion or scratches, and a thin film magnetic head with excellent magnetic properties can be obtained.

〈従来の技術〉 薄膜磁気ヘッドとしては、面内記録再生用と垂直記録再
生用の2種類が知られているが、何れの場合も焼結体で
なる基板の上に^120.または5IQ2でなる絶IX
i膜を形成し、この絶縁膜の表面に・磁性膜、導体コイ
ル膜及びコイル層間絶縁膜等を有する磁気回路を形成し
た構造となっている。第1図は特開昭55−84019
号公報等で知られた面内記録再生用薄膜磁気ヘッドの要
部の断面図である。1は焼結体でなる基板、2は絶縁膜
、3は下部の磁性膜、4はギャップ膜、5は上部の磁性
膜、6は導体コイル膜、7は眉間絶、am、8は全体を
覆うアルミナ等の保護膜である。磁性膜3及び磁性膜5
の先端部は、微小厚みのギャップ膜4を隔てて対向する
ボール部31.51となっており、ポール部31.51
において読み書きを行なう。
<Prior Art> Two types of thin film magnetic heads are known: one for in-plane recording and reproduction and one for perpendicular recording and reproduction. Or absolute IX with 5IQ2
It has a structure in which an i film is formed, and a magnetic circuit including a magnetic film, a conductive coil film, a coil interlayer insulating film, etc. is formed on the surface of this insulating film. Figure 1 is from Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 55-84019.
1 is a sectional view of a main part of a thin film magnetic head for longitudinal recording/reproduction known from Japanese Patent Publication No. 1 is a substrate made of a sintered body, 2 is an insulating film, 3 is a lower magnetic film, 4 is a gap film, 5 is an upper magnetic film, 6 is a conductive coil film, 7 is a gap between eyebrows, am, 8 is the whole This is a protective film such as alumina that covers the surface. Magnetic film 3 and magnetic film 5
The tip of the ball part 31.51 faces the gap film 4 having a minute thickness, and the pole part 31.51
Read and write.

基板1はMn−Zn系フェライト、Ni−Zn系フェラ
イトまたは^ttos−Tic等の焼結体で構成されて
いる。絶縁1112は^120.またはsto、テナr
)、スパッタリング等の手段によって、基板1の表面に
数μ−〜数十μm程度の膜厚となるように形成する。絶
縁[2は上述のように薄い膜厚であるので、焼結体でな
る基板1の表面粗度の影響を受けて、その表面粗度が粗
くなる。絶縁膜2の表面には例えば数μmの膜厚で磁性
1113が形成されるので、絶縁膜2の表面粗度が大き
いと、特に高周波領域での磁気特性が悪くなる。これを
回避するため、従来は、磁性膜3を形成する前に、絶縁
膜2の表面をダイヤモンド、パウダー等を用いて機械研
磨していた。
The substrate 1 is made of a sintered body such as Mn--Zn ferrite, Ni--Zn ferrite, or Tos-Tic. Insulation 1112 is ^120. or sto, tena r
), is formed on the surface of the substrate 1 by means such as sputtering so as to have a film thickness of several micrometers to several tens of micrometers. Since the insulation [2] has a thin film thickness as described above, it is affected by the surface roughness of the substrate 1 made of a sintered body, and its surface roughness becomes rough. Since the magnetic layer 1113 is formed on the surface of the insulating film 2 with a film thickness of, for example, several micrometers, if the surface roughness of the insulating film 2 is large, the magnetic properties particularly in the high frequency region will deteriorate. To avoid this, conventionally, before forming the magnetic film 3, the surface of the insulating film 2 was mechanically polished using diamond, powder, or the like.

〈発明が解決しようとする課題〉 しかしながら、絶縁llI2の表面をダイヤモンド、パ
ウダ等を用いて機械研磨した場合、絶縁膜2の表、面層
にi械加工歪やスクラッチが残り、これらが絶縁膜2の
上に形成される磁性膜3に悪影響を与え、磁気特性が充
分に改善できないという問題点があった。
<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, when the surface of the insulating film 2 is mechanically polished using diamond, powder, etc., mechanical strain and scratches remain on the surface and surface layer of the insulating film 2, and these There was a problem in that the magnetic film 3 formed on the magnetic film 2 was adversely affected, and the magnetic properties could not be sufficiently improved.

そこで、本発明の課題は、上述する従来の問題点を解決
し、絶縁膜の表面を、研磨加工歪やスクラッチ等を残す
ことなく研磨し、磁気特性の優れた薄膜61気ヘツドを
提供することである。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a thin film head with excellent magnetic properties by polishing the surface of an insulating film without leaving polishing distortion or scratches. It is.

く課題を解決するための手段〉 上述する課題を解決するため、本発明は、焼結体でなる
基板上にAl2O3またはSin、からなる絶縁膜を形
成した後、前記絶縁膜の上に磁性膜を形成する薄膜磁気
ヘッド用基板の製造方法において、前記絶、m1ll!
を形成した後、@起磁性膜を形成する前に、前記基板を
TiO2、Fe、0.またはv20.から選ばれた1種
以上の粉末を含有する懸濁液中に入れ、この懸濁液中で
ポリッシャを用いて前記絶縁膜の表面を研磨することを
特徴とする。
Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above problems, the present invention forms an insulating film made of Al2O3 or Sin on a substrate made of a sintered body, and then forms a magnetic film on the insulating film. In the method for manufacturing a substrate for a thin film magnetic head, which forms m1ll!
After forming the substrate and before forming the magnetomotive film, the substrate was coated with TiO2, Fe, 0. Or v20. The insulating film is placed in a suspension containing one or more powders selected from the following, and the surface of the insulating film is polished using a polisher in this suspension.

〈作用〉 絶縁II! 2を形成した基板1をTie、、Fe2O
3またはv20.から選ばれた1種以上の粉末を含有す
る懸濁液中に入れ、この懸濁液中でポリッシャを用いて
絶縁膜2の表面を研磨すると、従来の機械研磨に比較し
て、絶縁膜2に残留する研磨加工歪やスクラッチ等が著
しく小さくできる。従って、このようにして表面研磨し
た絶縁膜2の上に磁性膜3を形成することにより、磁気
特性の改善された薄膜磁気ヘッドを得ることができる。
<Function> Insulation II! The substrate 1 on which 2 is formed is Tie, , Fe2O
3 or v20. When the surface of the insulating film 2 is polished using a polisher in the suspension containing one or more powders selected from Polishing distortion and scratches remaining on the surface can be significantly reduced. Therefore, by forming the magnetic film 3 on the insulating film 2 whose surface has been polished in this way, a thin film magnetic head with improved magnetic properties can be obtained.

懸濁液を作る粉末は粒径0.1μm以下のものが望まし
い0粒径が0.1μ−を越えると、絶縁膜2の表面に加
工歪が残り易くなると共に、表面粗度も悪化する。
It is preferable that the powder for making the suspension has a particle size of 0.1 .mu.m or less.If the particle size exceeds 0.1 .mu.m, processing strain tends to remain on the surface of the insulating film 2, and the surface roughness also deteriorates.

懸濁液は上述の粒径を有する粉末を、純水中に0.5w
t%〜20wt%懸濁させて作るm  O,5wt%未
満では研磨効果が小さくなり、研磨作業性が悪くなる。
The suspension is made by adding 0.5w of powder with the above particle size to pure water.
If mO, which is prepared by suspending t% to 20wt%, is less than 5wt%, the polishing effect will be small and polishing workability will be poor.

20豐t%を趙えると、各粉末による水和熱の発生、ゲ
ル化、粘性の増大等を招く不都合がある。
If it exceeds 20 t%, there are disadvantages such as generation of heat of hydration, gelation, and increase in viscosity due to each powder.

研磨に当つては、上述のようにして調製された懸濁液を
容器内に入れる。容器内にはポリッシャが回転可能に配
設されている。ポリッシャの材料、回転速度及び荷重圧
力は、粉末の粒径、懸濁量、被加工材の材質等の条件に
応じて選択される。1例として、硬質クロス、stow
等の円盤型のものが使用できる。
For polishing, the suspension prepared as described above is placed in a container. A polisher is rotatably disposed within the container. The material, rotation speed, and load pressure of the polisher are selected depending on conditions such as the particle size of the powder, the amount of suspension, and the material of the workpiece. As an example, hard cloth, stow
Disc-shaped ones such as can be used.

そして、容器内に、絶縁11I2を形成した基板1を入
れ、懸濁液中でポリッシャ及び基板を相対的に回転させ
る。これにより基板1の絶縁膜2の表面にポリッシャ表
面が接触し、絶縁膜の表面が研磨される。
Then, the substrate 1 with the insulation 11I2 formed thereon is placed in the container, and the polisher and the substrate are rotated relative to each other in the suspension. As a result, the polisher surface comes into contact with the surface of the insulating film 2 of the substrate 1, and the surface of the insulating film is polished.

本発明は面内記録再生用及び垂直記録再生用の何れの薄
膜磁気ヘッドにも適用できる。
The present invention can be applied to both thin film magnetic heads for longitudinal recording and reproduction and for perpendicular recording and reproduction.

〈実施例〉 第1図において、基板1として精密研磨された50φX
4tmmの^hos−Ti(:基板を用い、その表面に
膜厚15μlのAhO3の絶縁II[2をスパッタ形成
した。
<Example> In Fig. 1, the substrate 1 is a precisely polished 50φX
Using a 4 tmm ^hos-Ti (: substrate), a 15 μl thick AhO 3 insulation II [2 was sputtered on the surface of the substrate.

懸濁液は0.1μ層の粒径のTiO2粉末を純水中に5
wt%となるように懸濁させて調製した。
The suspension consists of 50% TiO2 powder with a particle size of 0.1μ layer in pure water.
It was prepared by suspending it so that it was wt%.

ポリッシャとして硬質クロスを使用し、0.5にg7c
mの荷重、40 rpmの回転数で、ポリシングを行な
った。
Use a hard cloth as a polisher, g7c to 0.5
Polishing was carried out under a load of m and a rotation speed of 40 rpm.

得られた絶縁IN!20表面粗さは0.02μm以下で
あった。この絶縁1li1の表面に膜厚2.4μmの磁
性[3を形成した。これをサンプルAとする。
The resulting insulation IN! 20 surface roughness was 0.02 μm or less. A magnetic layer [3] having a thickness of 2.4 μm was formed on the surface of this insulating layer 1li1. This is called sample A.

く比較例〉 実施例と同様の基板1に対し、粒径2μmのダイヤモン
ドパウダを使用し、ポリッシャとしてSn盤を使用して
ラップ仕上げを行なった。得られた絶縁膜2の表面粗さ
は0.2μmでありた。この絶縁膜2の表面に膜厚2.
4μmの磁性膜3を形成した。これをサンプルBとする
Comparative Example> A substrate 1 similar to that of the example was lapped using diamond powder with a particle size of 2 μm and an Sn disk as a polisher. The surface roughness of the obtained insulating film 2 was 0.2 μm. The surface of this insulating film 2 has a film thickness of 2.
A magnetic film 3 having a thickness of 4 μm was formed. This is called sample B.

第2図は実施例によって得られたサンプルAと比較例に
よって得られたサンプルBの、周波数と透磁率相対値と
の関係を示すデータである。第2図から明らかなように
、本発明に係る製造方法によって得られたサンプルAは
、従来の製造方法に従って得られたサンプルBに比べて
、全周波数範囲で(蚤れた磁気特性が得られている。特
に、この種の薄膜磁気ヘッドの実用周波数範囲である5
!1lllz以上の高周波領域においては、特性が2倍
近く向上している。 Ti(h粉末に代えて、Fe2O
,またはV、ら粉末の懸濁液を用いても、同様の結果が
得られた。
FIG. 2 shows data showing the relationship between the frequency and the relative magnetic permeability value of Sample A obtained in the Example and Sample B obtained in the Comparative Example. As is clear from FIG. 2, sample A obtained by the manufacturing method according to the present invention has less magnetic properties in the entire frequency range than sample B obtained according to the conventional manufacturing method. In particular, the practical frequency range of this type of thin film magnetic head is 5.
! In the high frequency region of 1llllz or more, the characteristics are improved by nearly twice. Ti(h instead of powder, Fe2O
Similar results were obtained using suspensions of powders such as , or V, et al.

〈発明の効果〉 以上述べたように、本発明に係る薄III磁気ヘッド用
基板の製造方法は、焼結体でなる基板上にAh(h ま
たはStO□からなる絶縁膜を形成した後、絶14WA
の表面に磁性膜を形成する前に、基板をTiO2、Fe
、0.またはv20.から選ばれた1種以上の粉末を含
有する懸濁液中に入れ、この懸濁液中でポリッシャを用
いて絶縁膜の表面を研磨することを特徴とするから、絶
縁膜の表面を、研磨加工歪やスクラッチ等を残すことな
、く研磨し、磁気特性の優れた薄膜磁気ヘッドを製造で
台る。
<Effects of the Invention> As described above, in the method for manufacturing a thin III magnetic head substrate according to the present invention, after forming an insulating film made of Ah (h or StO□) on a substrate made of a sintered body, 14WA
Before forming a magnetic film on the surface of the substrate, TiO2, Fe
,0. Or v20. The method is characterized in that the surface of the insulating film is polished by placing it in a suspension containing one or more types of powder selected from We manufacture thin-film magnetic heads with excellent magnetic properties by polishing without leaving any processing distortion or scratches.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明に係る薄膜磁気ヘッドの要部における断
面図、第2図は実施例によって得られたサンプルAと比
較例によって得られたサンプルBの、周波数と透磁率相
対値との関係を示すデータである。 !・・・基板 3・・・磁性膜
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the thin-film magnetic head according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is the relationship between frequency and relative magnetic permeability of sample A obtained in the example and sample B obtained in the comparative example. This is data showing. ! ...Substrate 3...Magnetic film

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)焼結体でなる基板上にAl_2O_3またはSi
O_2からなる絶縁膜を形成した後、前記絶縁膜の上に
磁性膜を形成する薄膜磁気ヘッド用基板の製造方法にお
いて、前記絶縁膜を形成した後、前記磁性膜を形成する
前に、前記基板をTiO_2、Fe_2O_3またはV
_2O_5から選ばれた1種以上の粉末を含有する懸濁
液中に入れ、この懸濁液中でポリッシャを用いて前記絶
縁膜の表面を研磨することを特徴とする薄膜磁気ヘッド
用基板の製造方法。
(1) Al_2O_3 or Si on a substrate made of a sintered body
In a method for manufacturing a substrate for a thin film magnetic head, in which a magnetic film is formed on the insulating film after forming an insulating film made of O_2, after forming the insulating film and before forming the magnetic film, TiO_2, Fe_2O_3 or V
Production of a thin film magnetic head substrate, characterized in that the insulating film is placed in a suspension containing one or more powders selected from _2O_5, and the surface of the insulating film is polished in this suspension using a polisher. Method.
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