Ultrathin carbon-based overcoats for extremely high density magnetic recording. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Reuben Jueyuan Yeo.
• Authors: Yeo, Reuben Jueyuan
• Contents: Supervisor's Foreword; Parts of this book have been published in the following journal articles:In Chapter 4:R. J. Yeo, E. Rismani, N. Dwivedi, D.J. Blackwood, H.R. Tan, Z. Zhang, S. Tripathy, and C.S. Bhatia, "Bi-level surface modification of hard disk media by carbon using filtered cathodic vacuum arc: reduced overcoat thickness without reduced corrosion performance", Diamond and Related Materials 44, 100 (2014). Reprinted with permission from Elsevier. Copyright (2014).N. Dwivedi, N. Satyanarayana, R.J. Yeo, H.; Acknowledgements; Funding Sources; Contents; Symbols and Abbreviations. 1 IntroductionAbstract; 1.1 Basics of Magnetic Recording; 1.2 Magnetic Hard Disk Drives; 1.2.1 Magnetic Read/Write Head; 1.2.2 Magnetic Disk Media; 1.2.3 The Head-Disk Interface; 1.2.3.1 Head Overcoat; 1.2.3.2 Media Overcoat; 1.2.3.3 Media Lubricant; 1.2.3.4 Flying Clearance; 1.2.4 The Superparamagnetic Effect; 1.2.5 Magnetic Recording Technologies for greaterthan 1 Tb/in2 Areal Densities; 1.2.5.1 Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR); 1.2.5.2 Bit-Patterned Media (BPM); 1.2.6 Requirements at the Head-Disk Interface for High Density Magnetic Recording; 1.3 Magnetic Tape Drives. 1.3.1 Magnetic Tape Media1.3.2 Magnetic Tape Head; 1.3.3 Magnetic Spacing at the Head-Tape Interface; 1.3.4 Issues Arising from Long-Term Head-Tape Interaction; 1.3.4.1 Pole-Tip Recession; 1.3.4.2 High Running Friction and Stiction; 1.3.4.3 Stain Formation and Debris Accumulation; 1.3.4.4 Tribo-Chemical Effects of Tape Binder and Lubricant; 1.3.4.5 Electrical Shorting of Read Sensors; 1.3.5 Requirements at the Head-Tape Interface for High Density Magnetic Recording; 1.4 Motivation of the Thesis; 1.5 Organization of the Thesis; References; 2 Overview of Amorphous Carbon Films; Abstract. 2.1 The Versatility of Carbon: Structure and Bonding2.2 Introduction to Amorphous Carbon Films; 2.3 Mechanism for sp3C Bond Formation and Its Importance; 2.4 Thickness Dependence of sp3 Content in Ultrathin Amorphous Carbon Films; References; 3 Overcoat Fabrication and Characterization; Abstract; 3.1 Overcoat Fabrication Techniques; 3.1.1 Magnetron Sputtering; 3.1.2 Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc (FCVA); 3.1.3 Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD); 3.2 Overcoat Characterization Techniques; 3.2.1 High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM). 3.2.2 Tapping Mode Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)3.2.3 Ball-on-Disk Tribological Testing; 3.2.4 Electrochemical Corrosion; 3.2.5 Electrical Properties; 3.2.6 Mechanical Properties; 3.2.7 Head-Tape Interface Testing; 3.2.8 Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS); 3.2.9 Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES); 3.2.10 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS); 3.2.11 Raman Spectroscopy; References; 4 Optimization of Ultrathin Carbon Overcoats on Hard Disk Media; Abstract; 4.1 Determination of Ion Energies for FCVA Carbon Embedment and Deposition.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 621.38152; Thin films -- Surfaces -- Research; Surface chemistry; Coating processes; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mechanical; Coating processes; Surface chemistry; Materials Science; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials; Materials Engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811048821; 9811048827
• Related ISBNs: 9789811048814; 9811048819
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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