Observation of PFPE lubricant film on magnetic disk surface by atomic force microscopy

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 5 PART 1, 1999, Pages 2397-2399

  Tani, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Head disk interface; Lubricant; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICANTS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYETHERS; PROBES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRIBOLOGY;

LUBRICANT FILMS; PERFLUOROPOLYETHER;

MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0033183858     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.800837     Document Type: Article

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