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| Title: | NANOSCALE DATA STORAGE | |
| Source: | HIGH DENSITY DATA STORAGE Principle, Technology, and Materials (pp 193-260) |
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| Author(s): | Jianchang Li
Vacuum and Fluid Engineering Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, P.R. China Yanlin Song Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China |
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| Abstract: | This chapter reviews the development of nanoscale data storage, i.e., “nanostorage.” As a new storage system, the recording mechanisms of nanostorage may be completely different to those of the traditional devices. Currently, two types of materials are being studied for potential application in nanostorage. One is molecular electronic elements, including molecular wires, rectifiers, switches and transistors. The other approach employs nanostructured materials such as nanotubes, nanowires and nanoparticles. The challenges for nanostorage are not only the materials, ultrahigh data densities, fabrication costs, device operating temperatures and large scale integration, but also the development of the physical principles and models. There are already some breakthroughs in this field, but it is still unclear what kind of nanostorage systems can ultimately replace the current silicon-based transistors. A promising candidate may be a molecular-nanostructure hybrid device with sub-10 nm dimensions. | |
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