Subnanometer scale tribological properties of nitrogen containing carbon coatings used in magnetic storage devices

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 18, Issue 4 II, 2000, Pages 2023-2026

  Wienss, A ^a,b   Persch Schuy, G ^a   Hartmann, R ^a   Joeris, P ^a   Hartmann, U ^b  

^a IBM   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDS; CORROSION PROTECTION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC HEADS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; NITROGEN; SPUTTER DEPOSITION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRIBOLOGY; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

SCRATCH RESISTANCE;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0034225713     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.582466     Document Type: Article

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