The Effect of Hydrogen in Carbon Overcoats on the Tribology of the Head-Disk Interface

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2919-2921

  Wang, Run Han ^a   Meeks, Steven W ^a   Weresin, Walt E ^a   White, Richard L ^b  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CARBON; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HYDROGEN; LUBRICATION; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MONITORING; POLYETHERS; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR OF MATERIALS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON OVERCOATS; HEAD DISK INTERFACE; LUBRICANT BONDING; OPTICAL SURFACE ANALYZER; PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS;

MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0029403596     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.490190     Document Type: Article

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