Dip-coating of ultra-thin liquid lubricant and its control for thin-film magnetic hard disks

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2982-2984

  Gao, C ^a   Lee, Y C ^a   Chao, J ^a   Russak, M ^a  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COATING TECHNIQUES; CONTROL THEORY; DIFFUSION; HARD DISK STORAGE; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; PHASE INTERFACES; THICKNESS CONTROL; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRATHIN FILMS; VISCOUS FLOW;

CARBON OVERCOAT; DIP-COATING; LUBRICANT FILM; MAGNETIC COATING; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISM; PERFLUOROPOLYETHER; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0029408577     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.490244     Document Type: Article

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