DocumentCode
866404
Title
Effect of humidity on stiction and friction of the head/disk interface
Author
Li, Yufeng ; Trauner, Douglas ; Talke, Frank E.
Author_Institution
Center for Magnetic Recording Res., California Univ., San Diego, CA, USA
Volume
26
Issue
5
fYear
1990
fDate
9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2487
Lastpage
2489
Abstract
The effect of humidity on the frictional behavior of the head/disk interface is investigated. Experimental results show that stiction and friction are strongly affected by humidity, surface roughness, the presence of a lubricant film on the disk surface, and dwell time. Ellipsometric measurements indicate that the adsorbed water film on a disk surface grows nonlinearly with humidity, suggesting that the films are a major factor in causing stiction at high humidity
Keywords
friction; humidity; magnetic disc storage; magnetic heads; adsorbed water film; dwell time; ellipsometry; friction; head/disk interface; humidity; lubricant film; stiction; surface roughness; Force measurement; Friction; Humidity; Lubricants; Magnetic films; Rough surfaces; Strain measurement; Surface roughness; Testing; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.104772
Filename
104772
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