DocumentCode
1384794
Title
Improved recording performance and optimized durability of thin film disks with zone carbon overcoats
Author
Yang, Ming M. ; Lal, Brij B. ; Sullivan, Mike ; Sordello, Chris ; Chao, James L. ; Russak, Michael A.
Author_Institution
HMT Technol., Fremont, CA, USA
Volume
32
Issue
5
fYear
1996
fDate
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
3672
Lastpage
3674
Abstract
The idea of zone carbon (ZC) is to use a thicker carbon overcoat in the landing zone and a thinner carbon in the data zone. In this study, we demonstrated the use of a zone carbon scheme to improve recording performance while maintaining the durability of the thin film disk
Keywords
carbon; magnetic disc storage; magnetic thin film devices; C; data zone; durability; landing zone; recording performance; thin film disk; zone carbon overcoat; Aluminum; Amplitude modulation; Disk recording; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Magnetic separation; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Testing; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.538724
Filename
538724
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