The effect of carbon structure on in-situ protection for granular thin film media

Tribology International

Volumn 36, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 325-328

  Xu, Y J ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Shi, J R ^a   Ji, R ^a   Wang, J P ^a  

^a DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon structure; Corrosion; Granular thin film media

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CORROSION RESISTANCE; GLASS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPUTTERING; SUBSTRATES;

IN-SITU PROTECTION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0037375471     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-679X(02)00205-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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