Ultrathin Carbon-Based Overcoats for Extremely High Density Magnetic Recording

by Reuben Jueyuan Yeo

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811352560
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	12/11/2018
Series:	Springer Theses
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Pages:	167
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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.