Effects of molecularly thin liquid lubricant films on slider hysteresis behavior in hard disk drives

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 579-585

  Tagawa, Norio ^a   Mori, Atsunobu ^a   Senoue, Ken ^b  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EXEDY Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hard disk drives; Head disk interface; Molecularly thin liquid lubricant films; Slider hysteresis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILM THICKNESS; HYSTERESIS; LUBRICANTS; THIN FILMS; TRIBOLOGY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FRICTION FORCES; HARD DISK DRIVES; HEAD-DISK INTERFACE; MOLECULARLY THIN LIQUID LUBRICANT FILMS; SLIDER HYSTERESIS;

HARD DISK STORAGE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILM THICKNESS; HARD DISK STORAGE; HYSTERESIS; LUBRICANTS; THIN FILMS; TRIBOLOGY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34547544885     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2736448     Document Type: Article

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