Carbon nanotube tips for thermomechanical data storage
- 11 August 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 83 (6), 1266-1268
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1600835
Abstract
We report the demonstration of thermomechanical data storage in a poly(methylmethacrylate) film using a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) tip. Indentation densities of >250 are achieved. The power efficiency of indent writing with MWCNT tips is found to be higher than that of conventional silicon tips owing to better heat transfer at the tip–polymer interface.
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