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Molecular tribology of disk drives

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A good molecular level understanding of the tribological properties of the materials at the slider-disk interface is essential to the future development of disk drive technology. This paper provides a short overview of the molecular tribology of disk drives related to the selection of lubricant materials for the slider-disk interface. Besides providing criteria for lubricant selection, this paper briefly discusses our current understanding of stiction and friction forces, lubricant degradation, lubricant mobility, spin-off, and lubricant transfer to sliders.

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Mate, C. Molecular tribology of disk drives. Tribology Letters 4, 119–123 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019107305988

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