Nanometer spacing technologies for ultra-high density surface recording systems

Author

Yanagisawa, M.

Author_Institution

Functional Devices Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

15-19 July 2001

Abstract

Contact recording systems have been studied for future surface recording disks with a high recording density. Ultra-low spacing technologies for ultra-low spacing are required for the contact systems as well as high wear performance. Particularly, a liquid lubrication system plays an important role for reducing a mechanical spacing and for improving wear performances. In this study, molecular design of lubricants for contact systems will be discussed from a viewpoint of bouncing and wear behaviors. As a result, a minimum bouncing height of 3 nm and a high wear performance were obtained.

Keywords

lubrication; magnetic disc storage; magnetic heads; magnetic recording; mechanical contact; wear resistance; contact head-gimbal assembly; contact recording systems; contact slider; gimbal suspension; high wear performance; intermolecular attractive force; liquid lubrication system; magnetic disk; minimum bouncing height; molecular design; nanometer spacing technologies; system integration; ultrahigh density surface recording systems; Disk drives; Disk recording; Laboratories; Lubricants; Lubrication; Magnetic heads; Magnetic memory; Magnetic recording; National electric code; Optical recording;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Chiba, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6738-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971074

Filename

971074