... nanotribology head disk interface slider dynamics bouncing vibration asperity contact and adhesion friction force near-contact recording Reducing the flying height (FH) of sliders is a requirement for achieving higher recording densities in hard disk drives (HDDs). The Wallace spacing loss...

...) design hard discs disc drives nanotribology head disk interface slider dynamics unstable bouncing vibration asperity contact meniscus adhesion force friction force near-contact recording Although the areal recording density of hard disk drives had been increasing at a rate of 100...