Low friction of a diamond/H-terminated Si(111) sliding system

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 903-908

  Masuda, H ^a   Honda, F ^a  

^a TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Friction; Lubrication; Space technology; Thin film device; Vacuum technology

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; FRICTION; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; LUBRICATION; MAGNETIC HEADS; MONOLAYERS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILVER; SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS; THIN FILM DEVICES; ULTRAHIGH VACUUM;

DIAMOND SLIDER; HYDROGEN GAS ADSORPTION; SLIDING MECHANISM; SPACE TECHNOLOGY;

MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0037358322     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.808918     Document Type: Article

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