Effects of molecular structure on the conformation and dynamics of perfluoropolyether nanofilms

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2247-2249

  Chen, Haigang ^a   Guo, Qian ^b   Jhon, Myung S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation; Diffusion coefficient; Head disk interface; Molecular dynamics; Perfluoropolyether

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; DIFFUSION; HARD DISK STORAGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYETHERS;

BEAD DENSITY; HEAD DISK INTERFACE; PERFLUOROPOLYETHER NANOFILMS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 34249057470     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2007.893639     Document Type: Article

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