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Three-Dimensional Contact Mechanics Studies of Zdol Hard Disk Lubricants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Barry N. Lucas
Affiliation:
Fast Forward Devices, LLC, 11020 Solway School Road, Suite 113, Knoxville, TN
Jack C. Hay
Affiliation:
Fast Forward Devices, LLC, 11020 Solway School Road, Suite 113, Knoxville, TN
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Abstract

This paper reports the results of a study of the dynamic 3-dimensional response between a diamond point probe and a commercial hard-disk overcoat/lubricant system. The specific overcoat was CNx with a thickness of 50 Å. The lubricant layer was ZDOL with nominal thicknesses of 11 Å and 24 Å in unbonded and bonded conditions. The experiments were conducted with a constant lateral displacement oscillation in the z, x & y direction of 1 nm at a frequency of 125 Hz. Results of this study show that the bonded lubricant layer increases the lateral force required to maintain a constant lateral displacement oscillation compared to both the unlubricated CNx coating and the CNx coating with the unbonded lubricant.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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