Optical media having graphene wear protection layers
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1. An optical disc, comprising:
- a disc having an optical recording layer; and
a wear protection layer comprising an annular sheet of graphene encapsulated within a matrix.
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Abstract
An optical storage medium is disclosed that includes an optical disc having layers of graphene on one or both sides of the disc to provide wear protection against scratches and mechanical abrasion. Grahpene is a hard material that is 97.7% optically transparent. Thus, layers of graphene at or near the exterior sides of an optical disc provide wear protection to the optical media from mechanical abrasion and scratches while allowing laser light to pass through the graphene layers to read or write to the optical media.
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1. An optical disc, comprising:
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a disc having an optical recording layer; and a wear protection layer comprising an annular sheet of graphene encapsulated within a matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An optical disc, comprising:
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a disc having an optical recording layer; and a wear protection layer comprising an annular sheet of graphene embedded within a matrix. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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