Ultra-thin tetrahedral amorphous carbon film as slider overcoat for high areal density magnetic recording

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 120-121, Issue , 1999, Pages 579-584

  Han, H ^a   Ryan, F ^a   McClure, M ^b  

^a WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b 500 Pendleton Street ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Filtered cathodic arc process; High recording; Slider ABS overcoat; Tetrahedral amorphous carbon film (ta C)

Indexed keywords

FILM;

EID: 0033503873     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(99)00448-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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