NDLI: Conformation and Fundamental Properties of Novel Lubricant TA-30 for Near Contact Magnetic Recording

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Author	Tagawa, rio Tani, Hiroshi
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	A novel perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant called TA-30 has been developed recently. We investigate the conformation of TA-30 on diamond-like carbon (DLC) thin films, by attempting the direct observation of a lubricant film by atomic force microscopy (AFM) using a fluoride probe. We investigate the fundamental properties of a TA-30 lubricant film, such as its spreading characteristics, and the film thickness dependence of surface energy. Considering these experimental results, we conclude that the conformation of TA-30 is considerably different from that of conventional Z-tetraol2000 whose molecular height is 1.7 nm and which was adsorbed on the DLC surface with the random coil. The TA-30 molecules are adsorbed rigidly to the DLC surface with double layers. The thickness of the first TA-30 layer is ~0.9 nm (similar to diameter of the PFPE backbone) and that of the second layer from the DLC surface is 1.4 nm. Since TA-30 has a lower film thickness than Z-tetraol2000 on the DLC surface, it can have two layers, even if the film thickness is approximately of the order of 1 nm, whereas Z-tetraol2000 does not cover the DLC surface and does not form the complete first layer. In addition, we conduct slider touchdown and takeoff hysteresis tests by using TA-30 and Z-tetraol2000. It is confirmed that the use of TA-30 can improve the head–disk interface (HDI) reliability at low-fly-height conditions.
Starting Page	131
Ending Page	137
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10238883
Journal	Tribology Letters
Volume Number	40
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15732711
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-06-27
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Near contact magnetic recording PFPE lubricant Head–disk interface AFM Spreading characteristics Surface energy Nanotechnology Physical Chemistry Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Surfaces, Coatings and Films Mechanics of Materials Mechanical Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces

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