Abstract:
A pattern forming method includes forming a coating film containing a hydrophilic first homopolymer having a first bonding group and a hydrophobic second homopolymer having a second bonding group capable of bonding with the first bonding group, forming a bond between the first and second bonding group to produce a block copolymer of the first and second homopolymers, and heating the coating film to microphase-separating the copolymer into a hydrophilic domain and a hydrophobic domain. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains are arranged alternately. The bond is broken, then selectively dissolving-removing either domain by a solvent to provide a polymer pattern of a remainder domain.
Abstract:
A structure includes a substrate, a first layer formed on the substrate, and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer is comprised of self-assembled monolayer and contains 4-(6-hydroxyhexyloxy)-4′-methoxybiphenyl. The second layer is obtained by micro-phase separation of a block copolymer containing a hydrophilic polymer comprised of polyethylene oxide and a hydrophobic polymer comprised of polymethacrylic acid containing azobenzene at the side chain. The second layer contains a cylinder phase with its long axis being oriented perpendicular to the substrate. The thickness T of the second layer is within a range of A≦T≦50 nm, where A is a phase separation period length satisfying 5 nm≦A≦50 nm.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a servo area of a magnetic recording medium includes magnetic dots arrayed at a period L0. The magnetic dots include a plurality of magnetic dot regions divided in the cross track direction. A width Wm in the down track direction of the mth magnetic dot region from the innermost circumference and a number Nm of dot rows in the down track direction of the mth region meet a relationship represented by L0{Nm√3/2−0.3}≦Wm≦L0{Nm√3/2+0.3} (1).
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a method for producing an imprint mold includes forming, on a substrate, a plurality of guides including a first wall surface and a second wall surface, wherein an angle between at least one of the first and second wall surfaces and an exposed substrate surface is 131° or less, applying a self-assembling material, which forms a sphere when phase-separated, to a guide groove area defined by the first wall surface, the second wall surface and the substrate surface, and self-assembling the self-assembling material to form a dot pattern, etching the substrate by using the dot pattern as a mask to transfer the dot pattern and forming an imprint mold by using the substrate with the dot pattern transferred as a master mold.
Abstract:
A carburizing apparatus that can reduce cost and shorten the carburizing time is provided. A single coil for raising temperature, a plurality of coils for soaking, and a conveying mechanism that conveys a treatment object from a position of induction heating with the coil for raising temperature to positions of induction heating with the coils for soaking are provided inside a container for carburization treatment. The rated capacity of a power source for raising temperature that is connected to the coil for raising temperature is higher than the rated capacity of a power source for soaking connected to the coil for soaking.
Abstract:
There are provided a mounting unit configured to selectively mount first and second optical disks in which characteristics of recording films are different from one another, and a discriminating unit configured to discriminate which of the first and second optical disks is mounted on the mounting unit based on a level of a reproduction signal which is obtained by reproducing innermost peripheral portion of the first or second optical disk mounted on the mounting unit.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an information recording medium has two or more recording layers, the track pitch falls within the range from 250 to 500 nm, and the half maximum full-width of the groove of the substrate falls within the range from 47.5% to 72.5%.
Abstract:
An optical disk has transparent substrate layer provided at light incidence side, first information layer which has first groove of first depth, adhesive layer provided on the first information layer, and second information layer which has second groove of second depth that is deeper than the first depth, and irreversibly records information therein, wherein the first depth and the second depth are λ/2n or less, the width of the first and second grooves is 0.3 μm or less, the track pitch of the first and second grooves is 0.45 μm or less, the first and second information layers include organic dye material having light absorption in the range of the wavelength λ of laser beam for use in recording and reproducing information from 390 nm to 420 nm.
Abstract:
An optical disk including first information layer having first guide grooves consisting of first protrusive flat portion having first width and first recessed flat portion having a second width having first height difference from the first protrusive flat portion, the first information layer being formed on the transparent substrate layer, second information layer having second guide grooves consisting of second protrusive flat portion having third width formed on second recessed flat portion having fourth width having second height difference, the second information layer, wherein cycle P (μm) of the first and second guide grooves has value ranging from 0.35 μm to 0.8 μm and has relationship of Q1=2Z1/(P−X1−Y1), Q2=2Z2/(P−X2−Y2), 0.9
Abstract:
A hydrogen engine system includes: a hydrogen engine; a cooling channel through which a liquid heat medium that cools the hydrogen engine flows; and a vaporizer, disposed in the cooling channel, through which the heat medium and liquid hydrogen flow, the vaporizer causing the heat medium to vaporize the liquid hydrogen to generate hydrogen gas.