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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2009
Lei LI, Wexford, PA (US);
Yiao-tee Hsia, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Paul Max Jones, St. John, VI (US);
Earl Chrzaszcz Johns, Sewickley, PA (US);
James Dillion Kiely, Sewickley, PA (US);
Lei Li, Wexford, PA (US);
Yiao-Tee Hsia, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Paul Max Jones, St. John, VI (US);
Earl Chrzaszcz Johns, Sewickley, PA (US);
James Dillion Kiely, Sewickley, PA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a substrate, a recording layer on the substrate, and a nanocomposite layer on the recording layer, the nanocomposite layer including a wear-resistant material and a solid lubricant material, wherein the atomic percentage of the solid lubricant material in the nanocomposite layer is in a range from about 5% to about 99%. A method of making the apparatus is also provided.