Effect of pretreatment of Si interlayer by energetic C + ions on the improved nanotribological properties of magnetic head overcoat

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Rismani, Ehsan ^a   Sinha, S K ^a   Yang, H ^a   Bhatia, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON COATING; BALL ON FLATS; CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; COATED SURFACE; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FILTERED CATHODIC VACUUM ARC; ION ENERGIES; MAGNETIC RECORDING HEADS; NANO-SCRATCH; NANOTRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; PRE-TREATMENT; SI-O-C BOND; TA-C FILM; TETRAHEDRAL AMORPHOUS CARBON (TA-C); THIN LAYERS; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; XPS ANALYSIS;

ADHESION; ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS FILMS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COATINGS; COMPOSITE FILMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IONS; MAGNETIC HEADS; NANOTRIBOLOGY; SILICON; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84860538217     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3699058     Document Type: Article

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