This book presents the latest research in ultrathin carbon-based protective overcoats for high areal density magnetic data storage systems, with a particular focus on hard disk drives (HDDs) and tape drives. These findings shed new light on how the microstructure and interfacial chemistry of these sub-20 nm overcoats can be engineered at the nanoscale regime to obtain enhanced properties for wear, thermal and corrosion protection - which are critical for such applications. Readers will also be provided with fresh experimental insights into the suitability of graphene as an atomically-thin overcoat for HDD media. The easy readability of this book will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from non-specialists with a general interest in the field to scientists and industry professionals directly involved in thin film and coatings research.
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Auflage
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Illustrationen
23
67 s/w Abbildungen, 23 farbige Abbildungen
XVIII, 167 p. 90 illus., 23 illus. in color.
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-981-13-5256-0 (9789811352560)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-10-4882-1
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction.- Overview of Amorphous Carbon Films.- Overcoat Fabrication and Characterization.- Optimization of Ultrathin Carbon Overcoats on Hard Disk Media.- Development of a Protective Sinx/C Bilayer Overcoat for Hard Disk Media.- Wear-Durable Protective Overcoats for Functional Tape Heads.- Graphene as a Protective Overcoat for Hard Disk Media.- Conclusions and Future Work.
