Effects of backbone and endgroup on the decomposition mechanisms of PFPE lubricants and their tribological performance at the head-disk interface

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 364-367

  Chen, C Y ^a   Bogy, D B ^a   Bhatia, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DECOMPOSITION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICANTS; MAGNETIC HEADS; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM;

CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; DRAG TESTS;

TRIBOLOGY;

DISK DRIVE; LUBRICANT; PERFLUOROPOLYETHER; PERFORMANCE; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 0035297555     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1308018     Document Type: Article

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