Molecular dynamics simulation of lubricant redistribution and transfer at near-contact head-disk interface

Tribology Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-99

  Wong, C H ^a   Li, B ^a   Yu, S K ^b   Hua, W ^b   Zhou, W D ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adhesion, Stiction; Hydrostatic lubrication; Magnetic data storage; Nanotribology; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL SEPARATION; DISK SURFACES; HAMAKER THEORY; HARD DISK DRIVE; HEAD DISK INTERFACE; HYDROSTATIC LUBRICATION; INTERMOLECULAR FORCES; LUBRICANT DISTRIBUTION; LUBRICANT FILM THICKNESS; MENISCUS FORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SIMULATION RESULT; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; DYNAMICS; HARD DISK STORAGE; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 79960555357     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-011-9788-4     Document Type: Article

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