We present a unique study on contact hysteresis between the head disk interface of the commercially available hard disk drives. We demonstrate that although electrostatic force (DC or AC voltage) is an attractive force, AC voltage induced out-of-plane oscillation of the head respect to disk is able to suppress completely the contact hysteresis.
Volume Subject Area:
Tribology, Head/Media Interface
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