K. Iechika et al., PERFORMANCE OF HARD DLC PROTECTIVE FILM PREPARED BY PECVD METHOD FOR THIN-FILM MAGNETIC DISK, IEEE transactions on magnetics, 30(6), 1994, pp. 4134-4136
Performance of diamond like carbon (DLC) film prepared by PECVD method
has been investigated as the protective film of rigid thin film disk.
An in-line sputtering PECVD multilayer deposition system was used for
preparation of disk samples. The disks were found to be superior to t
hose disks with conventionally sputtered carbon films in many points s
uch as high durability against CSS tests, smooth coverage over the irr
egular points of magnetic layer, and as a result, good corrosion resis
tance even at the thickness of 15 nm or less.