• DocumentCode
    1158009
  • Title

    A Simple Model for the Millipede Write Technique

  • Author

    Mackay, Michael E.

  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    641
  • Lastpage
    644
  • Abstract
    It is found that the extreme Millipede write temperature can be explained by a simple fluid mechanics model. Material properties significantly affect the operating parameters and the rather large temperature required to write a bit of information follows naturally from them.
  • Keywords
    Atomic force microscope (AFM) array chips; Millipede; free volume; microscanner; nanoindentation; nanorheology; polymer films; scanning probe data storage; squeeze film; thermomechanical write/read/erase; Atomic force microscopy; Fluid dynamics; Heat transfer; Material properties; Pistons; Polymer films; Probes; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Writing; Atomic force microscope (AFM) array chips; Millipede; free volume; microscanner; nanoindentation; nanorheology; polymer films; scanning probe data storage; squeeze film; thermomechanical write/read/erase;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-125X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNANO.2005.851408
  • Filename
    1504725