Conformation of ultrathin pfpe lubricants with different structure on magnetic disksdirect observation and MD simulation

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5050-5054

  Tani, Hiroshi ^a   Sakamoto, Kei ^a   Tagawa, Norio ^a  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Lubrication; Magnetic disk recording; Molecular conformation; Molecular dynamics simulation; Perfluoropolyether

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LUBRICANT FILMS; LUBRICATION; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; NONVOLATILE STORAGE; TRIBOLOGY;

DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; DOUBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC DISK RECORDING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MONOLAYER STRUCTURES; PERFLUOROPOLYETHERS; PFPE LUBRICANTS;

CONFORMATIONS;

EID: 70449378390     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2009.2029602     Document Type: Article

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