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Head-disk Interface Tribology

Head-Disk Interface Tribology is a specialized field of tribology that studies the interacting surfaces, lubrication mechanisms, and dynamic mechanical behaviors at the interface between the magnetic read/write head and the rotating disk in hard disk drives, distinguishing it from other tribological systems by its unique operational constraints of ultralow flying heights, high areal densities, and nanoscale wear tolerance requirements.

139

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3.1K

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303

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52

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2017–2026

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Publications

139

Formation of lubricant “moguls” at the head/disk interface

R. Pit, B. Marchon, Steven W. Meeks et al. · Tribology Letters · 2001 · 97 citations

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Tribology challenges for head-disk interface toward 1 Tb/in/sup 2/

Jing Gui · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics · 2003 · 86 citations

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Head-disk interface dynamic instability due to intermolecular forces

B.H. Thornton, David B. Bogy · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics · 2003 · 73 citations

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Nitrogen-induced modifications in microstructure and wear durability of ultrathin amorphous-carbon films

Bo Wei, B. Zhang, K.E. Johnson · Journal of Applied Physics · 1998 · 67 citations

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Modeling the washboard effect at the head/disk interface

Qing Dai, F. M. Hendriks, B. Marchon · Journal of Applied Physics · 2004 · 67 citations

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Authors

303

  1. DB
    David B. Bogy

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    22 publications · 618 citations

    15

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  2. CS
    Charanjit S. Bhatia

    National University of Singapore, Singapore

    10 publications · 227 citations

    10

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  3. FE
    Frank E. Talke

    University of California San Diego, United States

    10 publications · 250 citations

    10

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  4. BB
    Bharat Bhushan

    The Ohio State University, United States

    7 publications · 131 citations

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  5. AA
    Andreas A. Polycarpou

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    6 publications · 191 citations

    6

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Institutions

52

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    16 h-index

    54 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Seagate (United States)

    Cupertino, United States

    13 h-index

    40 publications

    996 citations

  3. IBM (United States)

    Armonk, United States

    11 h-index

    13 publications

    325 citations

  4. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (United States)

    San Jose, United States

    10 h-index

    51 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    535 citations

  6. Data Storage Institute

    Singapore, Singapore

    10 h-index

    44 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    262 citations

  8. IBM Research - Almaden

    San Jose, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    151 citations

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Venues

  1. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

    71 publications · 1.6K citations

    23

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  2. Journal of Tribology

    16 publications · 356 citations

    14

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  3. Journal of Applied Physics

    15 publications · 392 citations

    12

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  4. Tribology International

    6 publications · 93 citations

    6

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  5. Tribology Transactions

    5 publications · 116 citations

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