Title :
Tribology of a solid fluorocarbon film on magnetic recording media
Author :
Karis, T.E. ; Tyndall, G.W. ; Crowder, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Res., IBM Almaden Res. Center, San Jose, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We investigated a new lubricant made using ion beam assisted deposition of fluorinated monomers. The fluorocarbon film is referred to as ion beam lubricant, IBL. Typical thin film media deposition was followed by deposition of the IBL. The IBL provided an acceptable number of start/stop cycles without mechanical wear, but the stiction became too high after several hundred start/stop cycles on the data zone of laser textured media
Keywords :
ion beam applications; lubrication; magnetic recording; organic compounds; vapour deposition; wear resistant coatings; fluorinated monomers; ion beam assisted deposition; ion beam lubricant; laser textured media; lubricant; magnetic recording media; mechanical wear; solid fluorocarbon film; start/stop cycles; stiction; thin film media deposition; tribology; Friction; Ion beams; Lubricants; Magnetic films; Magnetic recording; Rough surfaces; Solids; Sputtering; Surface roughness; Tribology;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
