Nanolayer coatings for hard disk and demanding tribological applications

JOM

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 49-52

  Lee, Kitty W ^a   Li, De Jun ^a   Chung, Yip Wah ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CORROSION PROTECTION; HARD DISK STORAGE; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MULTILAYERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SILICON NITRIDE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM CARBIDE; TITANIUM NITRIDE; TRIBOLOGY;

NANOLAYER COATING; NANOLAYER THICKNESS; NITROGENATED CARBON;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0036710378     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02709095     Document Type: Article

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