DocumentCode
1414171
Title
Ultrathin protective overcoats on magnetic hard disks
Author
Anoikin, Eugene V. ; Ng, Guy S. ; Yang, Ming M. ; Chao, James L. ; Elings, Jeff R. ; Brown, David W.
Author_Institution
HMT Technol., Fremont, CA, USA
Volume
34
Issue
4
fYear
1998
fDate
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1717
Lastpage
1719
Abstract
Composition, structure and protective properties of 50-100 Å thick hard disk overcoats prepared by DC magnetron sputtering and ion beam deposition were examined. Ion beam coatings were shown to possess superior properties as compared to the sputtered carbon films by nanoscale scratching and electrochemical corrosion techniques
Keywords
corrosion protective coatings; corrosion testing; hard discs; magnetic recording; sputter deposition; DC magnetron sputtering; composition; electrochemical corrosion tests; ion beam deposition; magnetic hard disks; nanoscale scratching tests; ultrathin protective overcoats; Amorphous magnetic materials; Atomic force microscopy; Corrosion; Hard disks; Ion beams; Magnetic materials; Protection; Sputtering; Thickness measurement; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/20.706682
Filename
706682
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