Improving the Friction Durability of Magnetic Head-Disk Interfaces by Thin Lubricant Films

Table 1

Average friction coefficient of each area.

	Average friction coefficient of each area I	Average friction coefficient of each area II	Average friction coefficient of each area III	Average friction coefficient of each area IV
DLC	—	—	—	0.484
Z-Tetraol (1.6-nm)	0.135	0.174	—	0.426
Z-Tetraol (2.6-nm)	0.067	0.163	0.195	0.425
D-4OH	0.116	0.170	0.214	0.445
A20H	0.136	0.176	0.216	0.431