Bi-level surface modification of hard disk media by carbon using filtered cathodic vacuum arc: Reduced overcoat thickness without reduced corrosion performance

Diamond and Related Materials

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-108

  Yeo, Reuben J ^a   Rismani, Ehsan ^a   Dwivedi, Neeraj ^a   Blackwood, Daniel J ^a   Tan, H R ^b   Zhang, Z ^b   Tripathy, S ^b   Bhatia, C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon overcoat; Corrosion; Head disk interface; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CORROSION; HARD DISK STORAGE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); IONS; PHOTOELECTRONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON OVERCOAT; CORROSION PERFORMANCE; CROSS-SECTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; FILTERED CATHODIC VACUUM ARC; HEAD DISK INTERFACE; HIGH AREAL DENSITY; STOPPING AND RANGE OF IONS IN MATTERS; SURFACE MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 84896505569     PISSN: 09259635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diamond.2014.02.011     Document Type: Article

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