Vibrating sample magnetometer for anisotropic patterned materials

图案化磁性材料已成为计算机硬盘和随机存取存储器（RAM）设备中下一代数据存储的最佳选择。在行业内正在探索各种技术，以优化其性能和有效性。这种开发制造这些材料的新方法的机会催化了纪念大学积极和不断增长的合作，该合作借鉴了三个不同领域的专业知识：材料的电化学生产，图案化材料的自组装和磁性材料特性的计算机模拟。我们已经展示了一个有前途的新途径，通过配对异常快速和经济的材料合成技术制备图案化的磁性材料。由此产生的图案化材料具有复杂的形状，我们建议，他们可能会提供保持高完整性的数据存储的优势，即使器件尺寸缩小。

Patterned magnetic materials have become the optimal choice for the next generation of data storage in both computer hard disks and random access memory (RAM) devices. A variety of techniques are being explored within the industry to optimize their performance and effectiveness. This opportunity to develop new methods to fabricate these materials has catalyzed an active and growing collaboration at Memorial University that draws from expertise in three distinct areas: electrochemical production of materials, self-assembly of patterned materials, and computer simulations of magnetic material properties. We have demonstrated a promising new avenue for preparing patterned magnetic materials by pairing exceptionally fast and economical materials synthesis techniques. The resulting patterned materials exhibit complex shapes, and we propose that they may offer advantages for retaining high integrity data storage even as device dimensions shrink.