Advances in carbon based materials applied to data storage devices

Author

McLaughlin, J.A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Nanotechnology Res., Ulster Univ., Jordanstown, UK

fYear

2004

fDate

1 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

84

Lastpage

112

Abstract

The magnetic storage industry is driven by the quest for higher areal-storage densities. As we advance towards proximity recording, one method of achieving this goal is by reducing the space between the media and the magnetic recording head (Jorgensen, 1996). Unfortunately, this leads to increased wear rates at the interface and hence causes device reliability problems. A very thin coating of DLC deposited from a hydrocarbon ion beam reduces the wear of the magnetic recording head. The paper aims to investigate the potential of new deposition technologies for the formation of these wear coats and possibly electrical isolation layers in the magnetic sensor.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; coating techniques; diamond-like carbon; magnetic heads; thin films; wear resistant coatings; C; DLC deposition; DLC films; areal-storage density; carbon nanotubes; carbon-based materials; data storage devices; device reliability; electrical isolation layers; hydrocarbon ion beam; magnetic heads; magnetic recording head; magnetic sensor; magnetic storage; proximity recording; space reduction; thin coating; thin films; wear coats; wear reduction;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Advances in Carbon Electronics, 2004. The Third International Seminar on

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

0-86341-462-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/ic:20040535

Filename

1514760