Tribological and mechanical properties of cn ultra-thin overcoat films

  • R. D. Ott
  • , T. W. Scharf
  • , D. Yang
  • , J. A. Barnard

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Abstract

Ultra-thin nitrogenated carbon overcoats have attractive tribological properties that make them favorable for protective coatings for rigid magnetic disks. In this study the influence of the overcoat nitrogen content and thickness on the tribological performance, assessed by nanowear tests, was evaluated. The nitrogenated carbon overcoats, with thicknesses ranging from 5 to 10 nm, were deposited on 15 nm thick layers o f CoCrPt media.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1735-1737
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume34
Issue number4 PART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was supported by the MRSEC Program of the National Science Foundation under Award No. DMR-9400399.

Keywords

  • Amorphous carbon films
  • Dc magnetron sputtering
  • Nanowear
  • Nanuindentation

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