AVS 46th International Symposium
    Vacuum Metallurgy Division Tuesday Sessions

Session VM+MI+AS-TuA
Magnetic Recording: Head/Disk Interface and Overcoats

Tuesday, October 26, 1999, 2:00 pm, Room 620
Moderator: Y.W. Chung, Northwestern University


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2:00pm VM+MI+AS-TuA1
Ultra Thin DLC Film as Magnetic Disks Overcoat
X. Chu, B. Zhang, K.. Johnson, MMC Tech.
2:20pm VM+MI+AS-TuA2
Tribological Properties of Protective Carbon Coatings Used in Magnetic Storage Devices Investigated on a Sub-Nanometer Scale
A. Wienss, University of Saarbrücken, Germany, G. Persch-Schuy, IBM Germany Storage Systems Division, U. Hartmann, University of Saarbrücken, Germany
2:40pm VM+MI+AS-TuA3 Invited Paper
Ultrathin Overcoats For Magnetic Media: Is Hardness What We Are Looking For ?
B. Marchon, IBM Almaden Research Center
3:20pm VM+MI+AS-TuA5 Invited Paper
Air Bearing Collision Dynamics
S.E. Stupp, R.J. Blanco, T. Riener, B.D. Strom, Quantum Corporation
4:00pm VM+MI+AS-TuA7
Interaction of Fluoroalcohols and Fluoroethers with Various Types of Carbon Overcoats
N. Shukla, A.J. Gellman, Carnegie Mellon University
4:20pm VM+MI+AS-TuA8
Angle Resolved ESCA Methods: Molecular Conformation of Fluorocarbon Lubricant
M.A. Karplus, D.J. Pocker, IBM-SSD
4:40pm VM+MI+AS-TuA9 Invited Paper
Airbearing Designs for High Density Recording
A. Menon, Read-Rite Corp.