Expedited Award: Interfacial Morphology of Polymer Thin Films for Computer Memory Applications

研究内容：本研究的重点是聚合物的使用， 薄膜在微电子/计算机工业中的应用。 大领域 正在研究的包括高密度可逆大容量数据存储， 在有机薄膜界面上的直接激光写入和擦除 这些薄膜的性能和相形态测定，以及 这些薄膜的制备和表征。 两者都深入 关键过程的实验研究和模型模拟 为了开发可行的系统和优化， 加工条件 对当前技术的影响：这项研究的成功将 允许存储大量数据，随意删除， 以真实的时间传输。 所有这些任务都可以完成 在重量轻且致密的有机介质中。 信息 因此，处理将不再受当前 磁盘技术，遭受频繁的磁头 崩溃，意外擦除由杂散磁场和 通常是低数据密度。 最后一个缺点源于 阅读头和写头不能小型化， 以解决小于约50平方微米的斑点。 在 相比之下，激光脉冲可以集中曝光面积小， 为1平方微米。 很明显，如果光学介质是 发展，计算机技术发展的主要瓶颈 将被移除。

Research Summary: The research is focused on the use of polymeric thin films in the microelectronics/computer industry. Major areas being studied include high density reversible mass data storage by direct laser writing and erasure in organic thin films, interfacial properties and phase morphology determination of these films, and preparation and characterization of these thin films. Both in-depth experimental investigations and model simulations of key processes will be pursued in order to develop feasible systems and optimize processing conditions. Impact on Current Technology: Success of this research will allow data in massive amounts to be stored, erased at will, and transferred in real time. All these tasks can be accomplished in light weight and compact organic media. Information processing will therefore no longer be limited by current magnetic disk technology, which suffers from frequent head crashes, accidental erasure by stray magnetic fields and generally low data density. The last drawback stems from the fact that reading and writing heads can not be miniaturized as to address spots smaller than about 50 square micrometers. In contrast, laser pulses can be focused to expose areas as small as 1 square micrometer. It is clear that if optical media are developed, a major bottleneck of computer technology evolution will be removed.