摘要:
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus performs at least one of record and reproduction of information on an information record medium with a plurality of probes. The apparatus includes a support plate supporting the plurality of probes and segmented into a plurality of blocks, and a driving mechanism for driving the plurality of blocks independently of one another. Another apparatus may include an information record medium segmented into a plurality of blocks, a support plate supporting a plurality of probes, and a driving mechanism for driving the plurality of blocks independently of one another.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a cantilever drive mechanism arranged in such a manner that a cantilever portion, in which a piezoelectric layer is disposed between electrode layers, and a circuit portion, which is positioned adjacent to the cantilever portion and which drives the cantilever are formed on the same substrate. The method includes the steps of first forming the circuit portion and then forming the cantilever portion after the circuit portion has been formed.
摘要:
A cantilever type probe comprises a cantilever-shaped displacement element and a tip which displacement element has a first electrode layer, a first piezoelectric material film and a second piezoelectric material film which films are laminated on opposite sides of the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer and a third electrode layer which layer are laminated on outer surfaces of the piezoelectric material films, and which tip is connected with a leader electrode located at a free end of the surface of the displacement element; wherein in the width direction of the cantilever both ends of the first electrode layer protrude outward more than each end of the second and third electrode layers. A scanning tunneling microscope comprises the cantilever type probe, a driving means for displacing the probe, a stage for specimen so as to approach and locate the specimen to the tip, and a potential applying means for applying a bias voltage between the tip and the specimen. An information processing apparatus further comprises a second potential applying means for applying a pulse and bias voltage between the tip and the recording medium; wherein an information is written on the recording medium and an information in the recording medium is read out by electric current flowing between the tip and the recording medium.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for recording and/or reproducing information onto/from a medium through a probe electrode. A voltage is applied between the medium and the probe electrode and a distance between the medium and the probe electrode is adjusted in such a manner that current becomes a predetermined current value, the current flowing to the probe when the voltage is applied between the medium and the probe electrode. The predetermined current value is changed in accordance with the voltage being applied.
摘要:
In a reproducing operation, scanning information is detected while scanning an information string with a probe such that a density of the scan lines is higher than a density of the recorded information, and a logical-sum signal of the plurality of scanning information is used as a reproduced signal. It is thereby possible to prevent deterioration during information processing of the S/N ratio and the like produced due to a positional error of a recording-medium control mechanism caused by various factors.
摘要:
The invention is a method and device providing very high density information storage on an organomellic DCNQI charge transfer data storage medium. The medium is switched from one state to another through the application of an electric field to the medium by the probe tip of a scanning tunneling microscope resulting in an observable change in the electron density of the surface of the medium.
摘要:
A method of access of a probe electrode to a recording medium having on the surface thereof an edge portion having a level difference larger than a recording recess-projection or having an electron state different from a recording electron state comprises steps of detecting the edge portion; causing the probe electrode to scan at a certain angle to the edge portion; and moving the recording medium to a direction along the edge portion. A method for processing information including recording, reproducing, and erasing of information by access of a probe electrode to a recording medium having on the surface thereof an edge portion having a level difference larger than a recording recess-projection or having an electron state different from a recording electron state comprises steps of detecting the edge portion; causing the probe electrode to scan at a certain angle to the edge portion; and applying a pulse voltage for recording or erasing, or a bias voltage for reproducing information between the recording medium and the probe electrode.
摘要:
Provided is a method for recording information utilizing a scanning tunneling microscope in conjunction with a modulated light source. The method comprises providing an information medium having an information layer as its topmost layer, and passing the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope over the surface of the information medium in conjunction with the tip of the scanning tunneling microscope and/or the surface of the information medium being irradiated with light from a focused light source. The irradiation is modulated in accordance with the information to be recorded such that a detectable change, e.g., a chemical or physical change is induced in the information layer of the medium to create a track of recorded bits of information. The method provides one with the ability to record information with the spatial resolution permitted by a scanning tunneling microscope and with the speed of an optical recording system.
摘要:
A method and structure in which an adsorbate atom or molecule is repositioned on a substrate surface by moving the tip of an STM to a position adjacent to the atom to be moved and causing the atom to be attracted to the tip. While the atom remains bound to the surface (or, alternatively, is lifted), the tip is moved laterally to drag (or carry) the atom to a desired position at which it is bound to the surface.The atom may be repositioned in close proximity to an atom of the same or another type on the same or a different substrate to create a desired multi-atom structure or synthesize a molecule, or an atom may be removed to cleave a multi-atom structure, or a change in state of a multi-atom structure may be effected.Atoms may also be repositioned to write indicia on a storage medium by dragging or carrying atoms into the desired information-bearing pattern, for example, by dragging or carrying selected atoms out of a respective one of a plurality of parallel atom rows using the tip of an STM to thereby write indicia at locations denoted by the removed atoms.
摘要:
A scanning tunnel-current-detecting device comprising at least two probe electrodes supported by a supporting member, a means for placing a sample in proximity to the probe electrodes, a means for applying voltage between the probe electrodes and the sample, at least one of the probe electrodes being provided with a mechanism for measuring and compensating variation of the distance between the supporting member and the sample, is provided.