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Thermomechanical Writing with an Atomic Force Microscope Tip

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Uploaded by on Aug 7, 2007

A focused laser beam propagates through the transparent PMMA sample and heats the optically absorbing AFM tip. The heated tip softens the substrate, and the local tip pressure creates an indentation. The sample is placed on a precision air-bearing spindle to allow for sample rotation.

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  • @43932 Erm no Mr Geek I don't!

  • @GanEdenAustralia Don't you know wikipedia or google ? Polymethyl Methacrylate, Plexiglass

  • what program did you use for this? and did you use real equations to model the physics fo the friction and of the cantilever vibration?

  • WTF is PMMA??

  • So...when are CD's going to be able to store all of the works of mankind?

  • how does the first beam know where to point?

  • this is a nano-hard drive!!!

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