Title :
Visualization of Dewetting of Molecularly Thin Lubricant on Magnetic Disks by Ellipsometric Microscopy
Author :
Fukuzawa, K. ; Shimuta, T. ; Yoshida, T. ; Zhang, H. ; Mitsuya, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Micro/Nano Syst. Eng., Nagoya Univ.
Abstract :
The effect of the surface energy profile and roughness on dewetting of molecularly thin lubricant films on magnetic disks has been investigated by visualizing the dewetting process directly. The growth of the dewetting is determined not only by the well-known instability of films but also by the disjoining pressure and surface topography of a disk even if it has sub-nanometer roughness
Keywords :
disc drives; ellipsometry; lubricants; lubrication; magnetic disc storage; surface roughness; dewetting process; ellipsometric microscopy; lubricant films; magnetic disks; surface energy profile; surface roughness; surface topography; tribology; Dispersion; Lubricants; Magnetic films; Magnetic force microscopy; Optical films; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface topography; Surface treatment; Visualization; Dewetting; ellipsometric microscopy; hard disk drive; head-disk interface; lubricant; tribology; visualization;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.880462
