Probe for scanning over a substrate and a data storage device
First Claim
1. A probe for scanning over a substrate, comprising terminals, a supporting structure, which is mechanically coupled to said terminals and which extends away from said terminals, a tip with a nanoscale apex, a beam structure which comprises a heating resistor and which is mechanically attached at its ends to said supporting structure and which is thinned at least in a direction parallel to an axis of said tip compared to an area of said supporting structure abutting said beam structure.
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Abstract
A data storage device comprises a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks and at least one probe for scanning the storage medium. The storage medium may be comprised in a substrate. The probe comprises a cantilever that comprises terminals serving as electrical contacts an being during operation of the probe mechanically fixed to a probe-holding structure, which may be a common frame of the data storage device. A probe further comprises a supporting structure, to which the terminals are mechanically directly coupled or coupled via hinges and which extends away from the terminals. A tip with a nanoscale apex is provided. A beam structure comprises a heating resistor and is attached at ends to the supporting structure. The beam structure is thinned at least in a direction parallel to an axis of the tip compared to an area of the supporting structure abutting the beam structure.
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30 Claims
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1. A probe for scanning over a substrate, comprising
terminals, a supporting structure, which is mechanically coupled to said terminals and which extends away from said terminals, a tip with a nanoscale apex, a beam structure which comprises a heating resistor and which is mechanically attached at its ends to said supporting structure and which is thinned at least in a direction parallel to an axis of said tip compared to an area of said supporting structure abutting said beam structure.
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30. A data storage device comprising a storage medium for storing data in the form of marks and at least one probe comprising
terminals, a supporting structure, which is mechanically coupled to said terminals and which extends away from said terminals, a tip with a nanoscale apex, a beam structure which comprises a heating resistor and which is mechanically attached at its ends to said supporting structure and which is thinned at least in a direction parallel to an axis of said tip compared to an area of said supporting structure abutting said beam structure for scanning said storage medium.
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