Research Article

Dependence of Pin Surface Roughness for Friction Forces of Ultrathin Perfluoropolyether Lubricant Film on Magnetic Disks by Pin-on-Disk Test

Figure 7

Transition model from multiple- to single-asperity contact that occurs with decreasing surface roughness for a bonded molecule dominant film.
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(a) Rougher probes
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(b) Smoother probes