Spreading of novel cyclotriphosphazine-terminated PFPE films on carbon surfaces

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 751-754

  Tagawa, Norio ^a   Tateyama, Tadao ^a   Mori, Atsunobu ^a   Kobayashi, Nagayoshi ^b   Fujii, Yoshinobu ^b   Ikegami, Masako ^b  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Matsumura Oil Research Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclotriphosphazine terminated PFPE lubricant; Hard disk drives; Head disk interface; Monolayer film thickness; Scanning micro ellipsometry; Spreading characteristics

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON; DIFFUSION; ELLIPSOMETRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICANTS; MONOLAYERS;

FILM THICKNESS; MICRO-ELLIPSOMETERS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

CARBON; COATING; LUBRICATION; PERFLUOROPOLYETHER; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 10644281298     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1760765     Document Type: Article

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