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Triboemission And Wear Of Hydrogenated Carbon Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Keiji Nakayama*
Affiliation:
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Namiki 1–2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan
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Abstract

It is suggested that perfluoropolyether lubricating oil coatings applied to the carbon overcoat film of magnetic recording layers become decomposed by electrons emitted from frictional surfaces. However, no work has at yet been reported as to triboemission of electrons from frictional carbon films.

This paper describes the behavior of triboemission of electrons and the friction coefficient during wear of sputtered hydrogenated carbon films (with various hydrogen contents on the glass substrate). The triboemission of electrons, together with friction coeficient, was measured in a frictional system of Al2O3 sliding on carbon films in a reduced dry air atmosphere. The worn surfaces of the carbon films were then observed using both a SEM and an AFM. The results showed that intense triboemission of electrons were observed during wear of hydrogenated carbon films. The electron emission intensity and friction coefficient transit from low to high with hydrogen content in the film. These results are discussed including physical properties of the carbon films such as internal stress and surface wettability.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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