JP2001519581A - 光記憶媒体 - Google Patents

光記憶媒体

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JP2001519581A
JP2001519581A JP2000515272A JP2000515272A JP2001519581A JP 2001519581 A JP2001519581 A JP 2001519581A JP 2000515272 A JP2000515272 A JP 2000515272A JP 2000515272 A JP2000515272 A JP 2000515272A JP 2001519581 A JP2001519581 A JP 2001519581A
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フエスパー,ライナー
レバー,ハルトムート
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ハエゼ,ビルフリート
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Abstract

(57)【要約】 本発明は、保護層と1層以上の書き込み可能層と任意の反射層と少なくとも1層の支持層を含んで成る書き込み可能光記憶媒体に関する。上記支持層に、書き込みおよび/または読み取りで用いられる波長のレーザーの透過率が少なくとも70%で上記レーザー光の波長よりも少なくとも100nm短い他の全ての波長の可視光の吸光度が少なくとも70%である少なくとも1種の着色剤を入れる。

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【発明の詳細な説明】
【0001】 本発明は、書き込み可能光記憶媒体(writable optical s
torage medium)、特に単もしくは複書き込み可能コンパクトディ
スク[singly− or multiply−writable comp
act disc(CD)]の形態の媒体に関し、これに特定の支持層を含める
【0002】 レーザー光を用いてデータの記録および読み取りが行われる通常の光記憶媒体
、特にCD−R類は、透明支持体、記録層(金属、例えばTe、BiまたはMn
など、または染料、例えばシアニン染料、メロシアニン染料、フタロシアニン染
料またはアゾ染料などを含んで成る)、金属被覆(metallic)反射層お
よびまた任意の保護層で構成されている。データの記録は、レーザー光を上記透
明支持体に通して照射させることで行われる。この手順の過程中、その照射点の
記録層が変形を起こすか、昇華するか、蒸発するか、或は修飾を受ける[必要な
らば、結果としてピット(pits)が生じるようにする]。また、上記記録層
とそれに隣接する層の間に自由空間を形成させることもしばしば行われている。
通常は、Au、Ag、AlまたはCuを含有する反射金属層を上記書き込み可能
層の上に与え、そして次に、上記書き込み層の上に保護層を与える。読み取りは
、より低いエネルギーのレーザー光を同様に上記透明支持体に通して照射させる
ことを通して行われる。上記ピットが反射する光と記憶媒体の残りの部分が反射
する光の間のコントラストを電気シグナルとして読み取る。
【0003】 書き込み可能でない通常のCD(ROM型:読み取りのみのメモリー)には上
述した書き込み可能層が含まれておらず、単に、再現させるべきデータに相当す
るピットを含んで成り、上記ピットを例えばプレス成形などで支持体上に既に生
じさせておく。それ以外、それらの構造は比較的類似している。
【0004】 より詳細な説明に関してはA.B. Marchant, Optical Recording(1990)を参照の
こと。
【0005】 公知CD−R類に関する1つの問題は記録層の感受性が比較的高い点にある。
このような記録層は熱の影響および放射線の影響を受ける結果として変化する可
能性があり、その結果として、CD−Rの書き込みができなくなりそして/また
は読み取りができなくなる。従って、ある製造業者(複数)はCD−Rを太陽光
に直接さらさないことを推奨している。機器製造業者はCD−RをDVDプレー
ヤーで用いるべきでないことを推奨している、と言うのは、DVDプレーヤーで
用いられているレーザーの波長はより短いことからCD−Rが損傷を受ける可能
性がある恐れがあるからである。その上、記憶された情報を読み取ることができ
るとしても誤作動を起こし易く、これは電子試験具を用いて測定可能であり、こ
れはとりわけブロックエラーレート(block error rate)の表
現形態で呼ばれる。
【0006】 ブロックエラーレートは、要約形態において、不完全な情報ブロック(def
ective information blocks)の全数を示すもので、
できるだけ低くすべきである。このブロックエラーレートが220の値を越える
と、そのようなデータ記憶媒体は仕様の範囲外である。このブロックエラーレー
トの測定をCDテストプレーヤーを用いて行う。より詳細な情報に関してはFu
nkschau 23/1988のW. Schild “Fehler vom Player, Fehler vo
n der Platte"を参照のこと。また、CD−Rが読み取りも書き込みも全くでき ない度合にまで変化してしまうこともあり得る。
【0007】 本発明の基礎となる目的は、向上した安定性を示す、従って向上した使用寿命
(service life)を示す書き込み可能光記憶媒体、特に書き込み可
能CDを提供することにある。
【0008】 この目的を、本発明に従い、保護層と1層以上の書き込み可能層と任意の光反
射層と少なくとも1層の支持層を含んで成る書き込み可能光記憶媒体を提供する
ことで達成し、ここでは、この書き込み可能光記憶媒体を、書き込みおよび/ま
たは読み取りで用いられる波長のレーザーを透過する透過率が少なくとも70%
で上記レーザー光の波長よりも少なくとも100nm短い他の全ての波長の可視
光を吸収する吸光度が少なくとも70%である少なくとも1種の染料を上記支持
層に含有させることで特徴付ける。
【0009】 好適には、所望の吸光特性を達成する目的で、上記支持層になくとも2種類の
染料、最も好適には3種類の染料を含有させる。
【0010】 上記染料または染料類を好適にはアントラキノン染料およびピラゾロン染料を
含む群から選択する。特にMakrolexgelb 3G(商標)(ピラゾロ
ン染料、Colour Index、Part 1:Solvent Yell
ow 93)、Makrolexrot 5B(商標)(アントラキノン染料、
Colour Index、Part 1:Solvent Red 52、P
art 2 No.68210)およびHytherm Blue E(商標)
(アントラキノン染料、Colour Index Part 1 Solve
nt Blue 101)が好適である。
【0011】 上記支持層用の材料は決定的でなく、特に制限はない。この支持層は光記憶媒
体、特にCD−Rで通常用いられる材料を含んで成り、特に書き込みおよび/ま
たは読み取りで用いるレーザー光を透過する重合体、例えばポリ(コ)カーボネ
ート類、ポリメタアクリル酸メチル、ポリ−4−メチルペンテン−1、非晶質環
状ポリオレフィン類、ポリエステル類、エポキシ樹脂またはポリアクリレート類
などを含んで成る。特にポリ(コ)カーボネートが用いられる。それにピットお
よび/またはコントロールシグナルおよび/またはガイドチャンネルの形態の情
報シグナルを含めることも可能である、即ちそれは場合により定様式であっても
よい情報シグナルを伴うか或は伴わない支持体であってもよい。それは場合によ
り通常様式で表面が処理されていてもよい。
【0012】 上記染料または染料類を通常様式で支持体材料に添加し、例えば上記染料を支
持体材料の粒子と一緒にコンパウンドにするか或は上記染料を支持体材料の粒子
に付着させることなどで添加を行う。また、好適には、この染料をマスターバッ
チとして添加することも可能である。
【0013】 この支持体材料に含める染料または染料類の濃度を好適には0.1から1.4
重量%、最も好適には0.3−0.8重量%にする。この支持体の成形を、その
染料を含有させた材料を通常様式、例えば射出成形または打ち抜きなどで加工す
ることで行う。
【0014】 複数の支持層を与える場合には、これらの層に好適には同じ重合体材料を含め
る。この場合には、単一の支持層または複数の支持層に染料または染料類を添加
してもよい。
【0015】 場合により与えてもよい書き込み可能層(類)は好適には通常の感受性染料層
(類)である(例えばヨーロッパ特許出願公開第353 392号、488 2
31号および410 879号を参照)。これらに1種以上の有機染料、例えば
フタロシアニン染料、メロシアニン染料、シアニン染料、インドジカルボシアニ
ン染料、アズレン染料およびアゾ染料などを含める。それらを通常様式、例えば
スピンコーティングなどで溶媒に入っている溶液として付着させる。溶媒として
例えばジアセトンアルコール、フッ素置換アルコール類、例えばテトラフルオロ
プロパノールなど、ブタノールまたはそれらの混合物を用いる。
【0016】 この書き込み可能層(類)に含める染料は上記支持層に含める染料とは異なる
。特にシアニン染料が好適である。
【0017】 場合により与えてもよい反射層に、好適には、用いる波長のレーザー光を80
%を越える度合で反射する金属、例えばAu、Ag、Al、Cuなどまたはそれ
らの合金を含める。この取り付けは、例えば気相を用いた蒸着方法、例えば真空
蒸着など、スパッタリング(sputtering)、イオンメッキまたは同様
な技術を用いて実施可能である。
【0018】 上記保護層に、卓越した耐衝撃性を示す樹脂を含めるが、このような樹脂は通
常はエポキシ樹脂、ポリアクリレート樹脂または硬化シリコン樹脂である。この
保護層を、通常は、上記樹脂をスピンコーティングで付着させた後にそれをUV
照射で硬化させることで生じさせる。しかしながら、これにまた軟質材料、例え
ばポリウレタン樹脂などを含めることも可能である。
【0019】 個々の層の層厚を好適には0.5−1.2mm(支持層)、200nm以下(
書き込み可能層)、200nm以下(反射層)および5−200nm(保護層)
にする。
【0020】 書き込みおよび/または読み取りで用いられるレーザーの波長は、好適には7
60−800nm、最も好適には775−785nmであるか、或は620−6
60nm、最も好適には635−650nmである。
【0021】 以下に示す実施例で本発明のさらなる説明を行う。
【0022】 ポリカーボネートが25℃の塩化メチレンに0.5%入っている溶液を用いて
ポリカーボネートの相対粘度を測定した。
【0023】
【実施例】
本発明に従う実施例 下記の混合物を支持体材料として調製した: ビスフェノールAから作られていてt−ブチルフェノール末端基を含む粒状ポ
リカーボネート[バイエル社(Bayer AGが供給していて1.20の平均
溶液粘度(100mlの塩化メチレン中0.5gの濃度において、25℃の塩化
メチレン中で測定)を示すMakrolon CD 2005]を99.622
4重量%、 ピラゾロン染料であるMakrolexgelb 3G(Colour In
dex、Part 1にSolvent Yellow 93として記録)(バ
イエル社)を0.06513重量%、 アントラキノン染料であるMakrolexrot 5B(Colour I
ndex、Part 1にSolvent Red 52として記録)(バイエ
ル社)を0.19746重量%、 アントラキノン染料であるHythermblue E(Colour In
dexにSolvent Blue 101として記録)を0.11501重量
%。
【0024】 上記染料を上記粒状材料と一緒に容器に入れて密封して強力に混合した後、こ
の混合物のコンパウンド化を、ツインウォーム(twin−worm)Wern
er Pfleidererニーダー、Type ZSK 53を約240℃の
材料温度で用いて行った。
【0025】 その後、CD射出成形機のCD−R打ち抜き具を用いて厚みが1.2mmで外
径が120mmのCD−R半加工品を製造した。CD−R製造を、サイクル時間
を10秒にして330℃の材料温度および100℃の鋳型温度で行った。上記C
D−R打ち抜き具に、平均幅が75nmで平均深さが180nmでトラック間隔
が1.6μmの螺旋形態の溝を前以て付けておいた。
【0026】 このCD−R半加工品の透過率を測定した。上記材料は700nm未満の波長
を高い度合で吸収することが図1から分かる。 [測定幾何学的配置(measurement geometry):0°/拡
散(diffuse)]。比較実施例 比較の目的で、Makrolon CD 2005基質材料に染料を全く添加
しない以外は同様にしてCD−R半加工品を製造した。この材料は可視光領域全
体に渡って高い透過率を示すことが図2から分かる(測定幾何学的配置:0°/
拡散)。
【0027】 その後、上記CD−R半加工品に染料層を付着させた。Fujiが供給してい
るシアニン染料であるOM57を日本化薬株式会社が供給しているKayaso
rb IRG−022クエンチャーと組み合わせて染料として用いた。この染料
とクエンチャーの比率を20:1にした。染料/クエンチャーの付着をそれらが
ジアセトンアルコールに入っている溶液をスピンコーティングで付着させること
で行い、その条件を、生じる染料層の平均厚が150nmになるように選択した
【0028】 次に、この染料層に厚みが60から80nmの金層を蒸着させた。次に、この
金層に厚みが約10μmの保護ラッカーを与えた。
【0029】 次に、Yamaha CD−R 100バーナーを4xの書き込み/読み取り
比率で用いて、本発明に従って得たCD−Rおよび比較試験で得たCD−Rの書
き込みを行った。次に、Ingenieurbueros fuer Umwelttechnologie und Messtec
hnik, Bielefeldが供給しているISEDDテストプレーヤーをPhilips およびSonyプレーヤーと一体式に用いて、上記CD−Rのブロックエラーレ
ート(BLER)を測定した。
【0030】 上記CD−Rの品質は以下の表1に示すように匹敵するレベルであった。表1 BLER(Sony) BLER(Philips) 本発明に従うCD−R 60 59 基質材料に染料を入れなかった CD−R 62 64 次に、本発明に従うCD−Rおよび比較CD−RにISO 4892−2に従
う暴露試験を受けさせた。基質材料を通したCD−R染料層への暴露を下記の試
験条件下で行った。 装置:Atlas Xenon−WOM 光源:6.5kW XENONランプ(Atlas) 照射強度:340nmで測定して0.35W/(m2*nm) フィルター材料:パイレックス/パイレックス 黒色標準温度:65℃ 試験室温度:42℃ 相対大気湿度:65% 噴霧周期:102/18分 その後、ISEEDテストプレーヤーを用いてブロックエラーレートを再び測
定した。
【0031】 比較CD−Rは、約10時間の暴露時間後でさえ有意なBLER上昇を示した
。このBLER値は、暴露時間が約20時間になると約500になった、即ち仕
様の範囲外であった。
【0032】 本発明に従うCD−Rは実際に50時間の暴露時間に及んで全くBLER上昇
を示さなかった。
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    【特許請求の範囲】
  1. 【請求項1】 保護層と1層以上の書き込み可能層と任意の光反射層と少な
    くとも1層の支持層を含んで成る書き込み可能光記憶媒体であって、該支持層が
    、書き込みおよび/または読み取りで用いられる波長のレーザーの透過率が少な
    くとも70%で該レーザー光の波長よりも少なくとも100nm短い他の全ての
    波長の可視光の吸光度が少なくとも70%である少なくとも1種の染料を含有す
    る、ことを特徴とする光記憶媒体。
  2. 【請求項2】 該支持層が少なくとも2種類の染料を含有することを特徴と
    する請求項1記載の光記憶媒体。
  3. 【請求項3】 該透過率が少なくとも80%、好適には85%で該吸光度が
    少なくとも90%、好適には95%であることを特徴とする請求項1または2い
    ずれか1項記載の光記憶媒体。
  4. 【請求項4】 該書き込みおよび/または読み取り用のレーザー波長が76
    0−800nm、好適には775−785nmであることを特徴とする請求項1
    から3いずれか1項記載の光記憶媒体。
  5. 【請求項5】 該書き込みおよび/または読み取り用のレーザー波長が62
    0−660nm、好適には635−650nmであることを特徴とする請求項1
    から3いずれか1項記載の光記憶媒体。
  6. 【請求項6】 該染料または染料類がアントラキノン染料またはピラゾロン
    染料を含む群から選択されることを特徴とする請求項1から5いずれか1項記載
    の光記憶媒体。
  7. 【請求項7】 該染料または染料類がMakrolexgelb 3G(商標), Makrolexrot
    5B(商標)またはHytherm Blue E(商標)から選択されることを特徴とする請求項 1から6いずれか1項記載の光記憶媒体。
  8. 【請求項8】 該支持層が染料を0.1−1重量%含有することを特徴とす
    る請求項1から7いずれか1項記載の光記憶媒体。
  9. 【請求項9】 単もしくは複書き込み可能コンパクトディスクの形態の請求
    項1から8いずれか1項記載の光記憶媒体。
  10. 【請求項10】 該書き込み可能層が該染料または染料類とは異なる感光性
    染料を含有することを特徴とする請求項9記載の光記憶媒体。
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