{"product_id":"developments-in-data-storage-isbn-9780470501009","title":"Developments in Data Storage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely text on the recent developments in data storage, from a materials perspective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver-increasing amounts of data storage on hard disk have been made possible largely due to the immense technological advances in the field of data storage materials. Developments in Data Storage: Materials Perspective covers the recent progress and developments in recording technologies, including the emerging non-volatile memory, which could potentially become storage technologies of the future. Featuring contributions from experts around the globe, this book provides engineers and graduate students in materials science and electrical engineering a solid foundation for grasping the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book begins with the basics of magnetism and recording technology, setting the stage for the following chapters on existing methods and related research topics. These chapters focus on perpendicular recording media to underscore the current trend of hard disk media; read sensors, with descriptions of their fundamental principles and challenges; and write head, which addresses the advanced concepts for writing data in magnetic recording. Two chapters are devoted to the highly challenging area in hard disk drives of tribology, which deals with reliability, corrosion, and wear-resistance of the head and media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNext, the book provides an overview of the emerging technologies, such as heat-assisted magnetic recording and bit-patterned media recording. Non-volatile memory has emerged as a promising alternative storage option for certain device applications; two chapters are dedicated to non-volatile memory technologies such as the phase-change and the magnetic random access memories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a strong focus on the fundamentals along with an overview of research topics, Developments in Data Storage is an ideal reference for graduate students or beginners in the field of magnetic recording. It also serves as an invaluable reference for future storage technologies including non-volatile memories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. N. Piramanayagam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Fundamentals of Magnetism 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShiva Prasad and S. N. Piramanayagam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Longitudinal Recording Media 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. N. Piramanayagam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Perpendicular Recording Media 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKumar Srinivasan and S. N. Piramanayagam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Write Heads: Fundamentals 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaoki Honda and Kiyoshi Yamakawa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Magnetoresistive Read Heads: Fundamentals and Functionality 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachid Sbiaa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Read Sensors for Greater Than 1 Tb\/in.\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuchang Han, Viloane Ko, Zaibing Guo, and Hao Meng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Thin-Film Media Lubricants: Structure, Characterization, and Performance 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruno Marchon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Overcoat Materials for Magnetic Recording Media 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen Poh Wei Choong, S. N. Piramanayagam, and Thomas Y. F. Liew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGanping Ju, William Challener, Yingguo Peng, Mike Seigler, and Ed Gage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 \u003ci\u003eL\u003c\/i\u003e1\u003csub\u003e0\u003c\/sub\u003e FePt for Magnetic Recording Media Application 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJiangfeng Hu, Jingsheng Chen, and Ganping Ju\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Patterned Magnetic Recording Media: Progress and Prospects 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Thomson and Bruce D. Terris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Phase Change Random Access Memory 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuping Shi, Rong Zhao, and Tow C. Chong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Nonvolatile Solid-State Magnetic Memory 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRandall Law Yaozhang and Sunny Y. H. Lua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 326\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“The book will appeal to a wide audience, particularly to university level students with an interest in physics, chemistry, materials science and electronics. The chapters are well laid out, do not overwhelm the reader with too much complex information and are nicely illustrated.”  (\u003ci\u003ePlatinum Metals Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eS. N. PIRAMANAYAGAM, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Scientist at the Data Storage Institute, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore. He has twenty years of experience in the field of magnetic materials. Previously, Dr. Piramanayagam held an adjunct position at the National University of Singapore, where he taught in the field of magnetic materials for data storage. He has published more than 100 papers, delivered invited talks at international conferences, and conducted courses at various hard disk companies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor\u003cb\u003e TOW C. CHONG\u003c\/b\u003e is currently the founding provost of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He was executive director of the Data Storage Institute from 1988 to 2010 while working concurrently as professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore. He is the author or coauthor of more than 300 publications in international refereed journals, has presented over twenty invited talks, and holds more than twenty patents.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely text on the recent developments in data storage, from a materials perspective\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver-increasing amounts of data storage on hard disk have been made possible largely due to the immense technological advances in the field of data storage materials. \u003ci\u003eDevelopments in Data Storage: Materials Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e covers the recent progress and developments in recording technologies, including the emerging non-volatile memory, which could potentially become storage technologies of the future. Featuring contributions from experts around the globe, this book provides engineers and graduate students in materials science and electrical engineering a solid foundation for grasping the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins with the basics of magnetism and recording technology, setting the stage for the following chapters on existing methods and related research topics. These chapters focus on perpendicular recording media to underscore the current trend of hard disk media; read sensors, with descriptions of their fundamental principles and challenges; and write head, which addresses the advanced concepts for writing data in magnetic recording. Two chapters are devoted to the highly challenging area in hard disk drives of tribology, which deals with reliability, corrosion, and wear-resistance of the head and media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext, the book provides an overview of the emerging technologies, such as heat-assisted magnetic recording and bit-patterned media recording. Non-volatile memory has emerged as a promising alternative storage option for certain device applications; two chapters are dedicated to non-volatile memory technologies such as the phase-change and the magnetic random access memories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a strong focus on the fundamentals along with an overview of research topics, \u003ci\u003eDevelopments in Data Storage\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal reference for graduate students or beginners in the field of magnetic recording. 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