Nanomaterials for Smart Data Storage

对数据存储的需求继续以每年超过40%的速度增长，部分原因是数据越来越多地转移到云端。硬盘驱动器市场的所有细分市场仍然有需求，记录传感器对存储容量至关重要。全世界25%的传感器是在英国制造的，因此随着对这种高度复杂的纳米工程组件的需求增加，我们有一个独特的机会来发展这个市场。该项目将提供智能纳米光子材料，用于2018年使用热辅助磁记录的下一个硬盘驱动器技术过渡的写入器。非常高的性能要求和波动的工作温度使得可靠的操作很难在今天的原型设备中实现。解决方案是用智能材料制造这个关键部件，它可以自我补偿这些热效应，并提供其他功能。英国在纳米光子学（UoS）和材料发现与优化（Ilika）领域拥有世界一流的能力，该项目为开发这些材料提供了机会，以提高最终用户希捷制造业务的产品性能和竞争力。

Demand for data storage continues to grow at over 40% per annum, in part as a result of increasing movement of data tothe cloud. All segments of the hard drive market remain in demand and the recording transducer is critical for storagecapacity. A total of 25% of the world's transducers are manufactured in the UK thus we have a unique opportunity to growthis market as demand for this highly complex nanoengineered component increases. This project will deliver smartnanophotonic materials to be used in the writer for the next hard drive technology transition using Heat Assisted MagneticRecording, due in 2018. The very high performance demands and fluctuating operating temperature make reliableoperation difficult to achieve in prototype devices today. The solution is to make this key component from smart materialswhich self-compensate for these thermal effects as well as providing other functionality. The UK has world class capabilityin the area of nanophotonics (UoS) and material discovery and optimization (Ilika) and this project provides an opportunityto develop these materials for improved product performance and competitiveness for the manufacturing business of enduser Seagate.