Tribological and mechanical properties of cn ultra-thin overcoat films

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1735-1737

  Ott, R D ^a   Scharf, T W ^a   Yang, D ^a   Barnard, J A ^a  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous carbon films; Dc magnetron sputtering; Nanowear; Nanuindentation

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRATHIN FILMS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

NITROGENATED CARBON OVERCOATS;

MAGNETIC THIN FILMS;

EID: 0032118009     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.706688     Document Type: Article

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