WO2021028035A1 - Method for long-term storage of information and storage medium therefor - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for long-term storage of information and to an information storage medium for long-term storage.
- the invention relates to a method for long-term storage of information.
- the method comprises the steps of providing a ceramic substrate; coating the ceramic substrate with a layer of a second material, the layer having a thickness no greater than 10 pm; tempering the coated ceramic substrate to form a writable plate; and encoding information on the writable plate by using, e.g., a laser or a focused particle beam (e.g., a focused ion beam, a focused electron beam or the like) to manipulate localized areas of the writable plate.
- a laser or a focused particle beam e.g., a focused ion beam, a focused electron beam or the like
- Manipulating the localized areas of the writable plate may comprise heating, decomposing, oxidizing, ablating and/or vaporizing the localized areas of the writable plate. If a laser is being used, the laser will typically heat the impact areas of the laser beam which, in turn, may cause decomposition, oxidization, ablation and/or vaporization of the material within or close to the impact areas. In case of a focused particle beam, other mechanisms may be involved. For example, the impact of a focused ion beam may directly cause ablation of atoms from the impact areas.
- Manipulating the localized areas of the writable plate encodes information on the writable plate.
- This encoding can be based on a variety of physical and/or chemical processes.
- said manipulation causes the localized areas to become distinguishable from the surrounding material.
- this may comprises to achieve optical distinguishability.
- the localized areas may only be distinguished from the surrounding material by means of, e.g., a scanning electron microscope or measurement of another physical parameter change for example of magnetic, dielectric or conductive properties.
- optical distinguishable may relate to distinguishable by the naked eye due to a contrast in color and/or darkness/brightness and/or reflection. However, the term also encompasses optical differences in an optical spectrum beyond the visible spectrum such as the infrared and/or ultraviolet spectrum. The localized areas may then be optically distinguishable by means of an optical reader or scanner being sensitive in the respective portion of the spectrum.
- the optical distinguishability may be measured using, e.g., Weber contrast, wherein the Weber contrast fraction of the information encoded on the writable plate is preferably at least 1%, more preferably at least 3%, even more preferably at least 5%.
- 1 -p min /p max amounts to at least 1 %, more preferably at least 3%, even more preferably at least 5%, wherein p mj disturb and p max relate to the minimum and maximum, respectively, of the parameter p over the entire writable plate.
- the layer of the second material is preferably coated directly onto the ceramic substrate, i.e. without any intermediate layer being present, so as to achieve a strong bond between the ceramic substrate and the layer of the second material during tempering.
- tempering may generate a sintered interface between the ceramic substrate and the layer of the second material.
- the sintered interface may comprise at least one element from both the substrate material and the second material because one or more elements from one of the two adjacent layers may diffuse into the other layer of the two adjacent layers. The presence of the sintered interface may further strengthen the bond between the ceramic substrate and the layer of the second material.
- the layer of second material is preferably continuous and preferably extends over a large portion (e.g., at least 80% or at least 90%) of, more preferably the entire ceramic substrate. This allows for the same optical contrast between the localized areas on the one hand and a large portion or the entire substrate on the other hand.
- the second material is different from the material of the ceramic substrate, i.e. the second material may have a different elemental composition than the material of the ceramic substrate or the second material and the ceramic substrate differ in terms of their microscopic structure, e.g. their state of crystallization or the like.
- the invention merely requires an optical contrast after manipulating of the localized areas. Thus, it may be sufficient if the manipulated material is optically distinguishable from the surrounding material.
- the optical contrast may be due to removal of the material in the localized areas.
- the skilled person will understand that the contrast may also be achieved by other physical parameters as outlined above.
- Tempering is a process which can be performed on certain materials, such as ceramics and metals, to improve their durability by altering the material’s underlying physical or chemical properties. The tempering process may assist in fixing the second material permanently to the ceramic substrate. In some cases, a portion of the second material layer may form a chemical bond to the underlying ceramic substrate, such as for example an inter-metallic or inter-ceramic bond. Tempering may improve the adhesion between substrate and second material as well as the hardness of the layer of second material by at least 5%, preferably by at least 10%. Moreover, tempering may create a sintered interface as discussed above.
- the surface or a topmost sub layer of the layer of the second material exposed to oxygen may, at least partly, be oxidized.
- a metal oxide layer may be formed on top of the layer of the second material. This may further increase the hardness and/or the melting point and/or the resistance against corrosive environment.
- a laser or a focused particle beam (e.g. focused ion beam, focused electron beam) of sufficient power can be used to alter localized areas of the second material (and optionally the metal oxide layer) such that they preferably become distinguishable from the surrounding portions of material.
- the localized areas may be heated, decomposed, oxidized, ablated and/or vaporized by the incident laser light or particle beam.
- a layer of second material less than 10 pm thick allows these localized areas to be easily and quickly altered by the laser light or particle beam.
- the thickness of the layer of the second material is greater than 10 pm.
- Providing a writable plate with a tempered ceramic substrate coated with a layer of second material as described herein allows for information storage thereon which is highly resistant to moisture, electric/magnetic fields, acidic, corrosive substance, etc. such that the encoded writable plate provides a durability which is unavailable from other commonly used information storage mediums.
- the ceramic substrate of the method for long-term information storage comprises an oxidic ceramic, more preferably the ceramic substrate comprises at least 90%, most preferably at least 95%, by weight of one or a combination of AI2O3, Ti0 2 , Si0 2 , Zr0 2 , Th02 , Mg0, ( 3 ⁇ 4(3 ⁇ 4 , ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4(3 ⁇ 4, V2O3 or any other oxidic ceramic material.
- the ceramic substrate comprises one or a combination of AI2O3, Zr0 2 , Th02 , and/or MgO.
- the ceramic substrate comprises a non-oxidic ceramic, more preferably the ceramic substrate comprises at least 90%, most preferably at least 95%, by weight of one or a combination of a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, HfN, BN; metal carbide such as TiC, CrC, AI4C3, VC, ZrC, HfC, ThC, B C, SiC; a metal boride such as TiB 2 , ZrB 2, CrB 2 , VB 2, , SiB 6 ,ThB 2 , HfB 2 , WB 2, WB 4 and a metal silicide such as TiSi 2 , ZrSi 2, MoSi 2 , WSi 2 .
- a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, H
- the ceramic substrate comprises one or a combination of BN, CrSi 2 , SiC, and/or SiB6.
- the ceramic substrate comprises one or a combination of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with a melting point above 1,400 °C.
- the ceramic material and the metal form a metal matrix composite with the ceramic material being dispersed in the metal or metal alloy.
- the metal amounts to 5-30 % by weight, preferably 10-20 % by weight of the ceramic substrate, i.e. the metal matrix composite.
- Particularly preferred metal matrix composites are: WC/Co-Ni-Mo, BN/Co-Ni-Mo, TiN/Co-Ni-Mo and/or SiC/Co-Ni-Mo.
- the second material comprises at least one of a metal such as Cr, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, Ti, Si, W, Zr, Ta,Th, Nb, Mn, Mg, Hf, Mo, V; or a ceramic material such as a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, HfN, BN; a metal carbide such as TiC, CrC, A1 4 C 3 , VC, ZrC, HfC, ThC, B 4 C, SiC; a metal oxide such as A1 2 0 3 , Ti0 2 , Si0 2 , Zr0 2 , Th0 2, MgO, Cr 2 0 , Zr 2 0 3 , V2O3 ; a metal boride such as TiB 2 , ZrB 2, CrB 2 , VB 2 , SiB 6 , ThB 2 , HfB 2 ,
- the second material comprises one or a combination of Co, Ni, B 4 C, HfC, Cr 2 0 3 , ZrB 2> CrB , SiB 6, Si 3 N 4 ThN, CrN and/or CrAlN.
- the materials of both the substrate and the coating layer need to be sufficiently durable, stable and resistant. Moreover, a strong bond or connection between the coating layer and the substrate material is required. In addition, the layer of the second material need be suitable for manipulation by one or more of the techniques discussed herein. Finally, it is beneficial if sufficient contrast can be established utilizing the two materials.
- AI 2 O 3 / CrN AI 2 O 3 / Co
- Zr0 2 / ZrB 2 A1 2 0 3 / SiC
- SiB 6 / Cr 2 0 3 SiC / HfC
- BN / ZrB 2 BN / ZrB 2
- BN / B 4 C BN / ThN and CrSi / Si 3 N 4 .
- any technique suitable to achieve thin coatings may be utilized for coating the ceramic substrate with the layer of the second material, e.g. physical vapor deposition, sputtering, chemical vapor deposition, or any other thin film coating method.
- physical vapor deposition is used to coat the ceramic substrate with the layer of second material. This particularly allows for reliably providing very thin coating layers which continuously cover the substrate without any defects which could be misinterpreted as encoded information. Since it may be difficult to use PVD for some of the materials mentioned above it is preferred that, during physical vapor deposition, the ceramic substrate is positioned intermediate a source of the second material and an electrically conductive plate and/or wire grating.
- a plate or grating positioned behind the ceramic substrate helps to direct the vapor of second material to adhere to the (non-conducting) ceramic substrate.
- the layer of second material has a thickness no greater than 10 pm, more preferably no greater than 5 pm, even more preferably no greater than 1 pm, even more preferably no greater than 100 nm, even more preferably no greater than 10 nm.
- the laser or particle beam removal of localized areas of the second material may be performed more quickly and effectively. Moreover, much smaller localized areas may be altered more precisely if the layer of second material is thinner. Thus, the information content per area may be improved.
- tempering the coated ceramic substrate involves heating the coated ceramic substrate to a temperature within a range of 200 °C to 4,000 °C, more preferably within a range of 1,000 °C to 2,000 °C.
- the tempering process may comprise a heating phase with a temperature increase of at least 10 K per hour, a plateau phase at a peak temperature for at least 1 minute and finally a cooling phase with a temperature decrease of at least 10 K per hour.
- the tempering process may assist in hardening the ceramic substrate and/or permanently bonding the second material to the ceramic substrate.
- the localized areas of the writable plate are heated to at least a melting temperature of the second material such that the localized areas of second material are heated to a temperature of at least 3,000 °C, even more preferably at least 3,200 °C, most preferably at least 3,500 °C, most preferably at least 4,000 °C.
- Laser or particle beam ablation of localized areas of the writable table may reveal the underlying ceramic substrate leading to a (optically) distinguishable contrast of the manipulated area relative to the rest of the writable plate.
- the laser is configured to produce laser light having a wavelength within a range of 10 nm to 30 pm, preferably within a range of 100 nm to 2,000 nm, more preferably within a range of 200 nm to 1 ,500 nm.
- the laser light emitted by the laser has a minimum focal diameter no greater than 50 pm, more preferably no greater than 15 pm, more preferably no greater than 10 pm, more preferably no greater than 5 pm, more preferably no greater than 1 pm, more preferably no greater than 500 nm, more preferably no greater than 100 nm.
- a small focal diameter allows for information to be encoded on the writable plate with a higher density.
- an ultra-short pulse laser (femtosecond or attosecond pulse) is used for encoding information.
- a particle beam emitted by the focused particle beam equipment has a minimum focal diameter no greater than 5 pm, more preferably no greater than 1 pm, more preferably no greater than 100 nm, more preferably no greater than 10 nm.
- An extremely small focal diameter allows for information to be encoded on the writable plate with an ultra-higher density.
- the method further comprises the step of reading information encoded on the writable plate, more preferably using a digital scanner, laser scanning microscope or scanning electron microscope.
- the information is encoded in an analog format, more preferably a human-readable format using most preferably letters, symbols, photographs, pictures, images, graphics and/or other forms.
- Human-readable information has the benefit of being usable without the aid of technology.
- information is encoded in a computer-readable format, more preferably wherein the information is encoded in a digital format, even more preferably wherein the information is encoded as a QR code and/or an iQR code and or any other digital coding and encryption method.
- Computer-readable information has the benefit of storing larger amounts of data within smaller areas and can be compatible with modem or future technologies.
- areas of the writable plate comprise at least 1 kilobyte of information per cm 2 , more preferably at least 10 kilobytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 100 kilobytes of information per cm 2 ,even more preferably at least 1 Megabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 10 Megabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 100 Megabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 1 Gigabytes of information per cm , even more preferably at least 10 Gigabytes of information per cm .
- a greater information storage density allows for the storage of large quantities of information.
- the invention relates to a method for long-term storage of information comprising the steps of providing a tungsten substrate; coating the tungsten substrate with a layer of a second material, the layer having a thickness no greater than 10 pm; tempering the coated substrate to form a writable plate; and encoding information on the writable plate by using, e.g., a laser or a focused particle beam (e.g., a focused ion beam, a focused electron beam or the like) to manipulate localized areas of the writable plate.
- a laser or a focused particle beam e.g., a focused ion beam, a focused electron beam or the like
- alloys of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with high melting point above 1,400°C are extremely durable materials
- the benefits discussed above with regard to the ceramic substrate may also be achieved by using alloys of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with high melting point above 1,400°C as substrate material.
- All features discussed above with regard to the method according to the first aspect utilizing the ceramic substrate may also be employed in the context of the second aspect of the present invention by simply replacing the ceramic substrate with alloys of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with high melting point above 1 ,400°C as substrate.
- the invention relates to an information storage medium for long term storage of information, the information storage medium comprising a writable plate, the writable plate comprising a ceramic substrate coated with a layer of second material and a sintered interface between the ceramic substrate and the layer of the second material, wherein the second material is different from the material of the ceramic substrate, wherein the sintered interface comprises at least one element from both the substrate material and the second material, wherein the layer of the second material has a thickness no greater than 10 pm.
- the ceramic substrate of the information storage medium comprises an oxidic ceramic, more preferably wherein the ceramic substrate comprises at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95%, by weight of one or a combination of A1 2 0 3 , Ti0 2 , Si0 2 , Zr0 2 , Th0 2, MgO, Cr 2 0 3 Zr 2 0 3 , V 2 0 3 or any other oxidic ceramic material.
- the ceramic substrate of the information storage medium comprises a non-oxidic ceramic, more preferably wherein the ceramic substrate comprises at least 90%, even more preferably at least 95%, by weight of one or a combination of a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, HfN, BN; metal carbide such as TiC, CrC, AI4C3, VC, ZrC, HfC, ThC, B 4 C, SiC; a metal boride such as TiB 2 , ZrB 2, CrB 2 , VB 2, , SiB 6 ,ThB 2 ,HfB 2 , WB 2, WB 4 and a metal silicide such as TiSi 2 , ZrSi 2, MoSi 2 , WSi 2 PtSi , Mg 2 Si , or any other non-oxidic ceramic material.
- a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN,
- the ceramic substrate comprises one or a combination of BN, CrSi 2 , SiC, and/or SiB 6 .
- the ceramic substrate comprises one or a combination of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with a melting point above 1,400 °C.
- the ceramic material and the metal form a metal matrix composite with the ceramic material being dispersed in the metal or metal alloy.
- the metal amounts to 5-30 % by weight, preferably 10-20 % by weight of the ceramic substrate, i.e. the metal matrix composite.
- Particularly preferred metal matrix composites are: WC/Co-Ni-Mo, BN/Co-Ni-Mo, TiN/Co-Ni-Mo and/or SiC/Co-Ni-Mo.
- the second material of the information storage medium comprises at least one of a metal such as Cr, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, Ti, Si, W, Zr, Ta,Th, Nb, Mn, Mg, Hf, Mo, V, a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, HfN, BN; a metal carbide such as TiC, CrC, A1 4 C 3 , VC, ZrC, HfC, ThC, B 4 C, SiC; a metal oxide such as A1 2 0 3 , Ti0 2 , Si0 2 , Zr0 2 , Th0 2 MgO, Cr 2 0 3 .
- a metal such as Cr, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, Ti, Si, W, Zr, Ta,Th, Nb, Mn, Mg, Hf, Mo, V
- a metal nitride such as CrN, Cr
- a metal boride such as TiB 2 , ZrB 2, CrB 2 , VB 2 , SiB 6 , ThB 2 , HfB 2 , WB 2, WB 4; a metal silicide such as TiSi 2 , ZrSi 2, MoSi 2 , WSi 2, PtSi , Mg 2 Si or any other ceramic material; preferably wherein the second material comprises CrN and/or CrAIN.
- the layer of second material has a thickness no greater than 10 pm, more preferably no greater than 5 pm, even more preferably no greater than 1 pm, even more preferably no greater than 100 nm, even more preferably no greater than 10 nm.
- the information storage medium further comprises information encoded onto the writable plate in the form of localized areas of the second material which are preferably distinguishable from the surrounding second material.
- the writable plate can be stored long term with or without information encoded thereon.
- localized areas of the second material have been laser or particle beam treated.
- Laser or particle beam ablation of the second material can completely remove it from localized areas. This can provide a (optically) distinguishable contrast between the manipulated areas and the surrounding second material.
- Preferably information is distributed on the writable plate in information blocks, wherein each block is no larger than 100 mm x 100 mm, more preferably no larger than 24 mm x 36 mm, more preferably no larger than 10 mm x 10 mm, more preferably no larger than 1 mm x 1 mm, more preferably no larger than 0.1 m x 0.1 m .
- Information blocks can help to organize information and present it in a manner easily readable by a digital scanner.
- areas of the writable plate comprise at least 1 kilobyte of information per cm , more preferably at least 10 kilobytes of information per cm , even more preferably at least 100 kilobytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 1 Megabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 10 Megabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 100 Megabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 1 Gigabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 10 Gigabytes of information per cm 2 .
- Providing a high information density on the writable plate allows more information to be stored per plate and can reduce the costs of production.
- the ceramic substrate has the shape of a tablet or a computer readable disk.
- a tablet or computer readable disk shape may allow computers or digital scanners to easily read the encoded information and to be compatible to existing scanning systems.
- the invention relates to an information storage medium for long term storage of information, the information storage medium comprising a writable plate, the writable plate comprising a tungsten substrate coated with a layer of second material and a sintered interface between the tungsten substrate and the layer of the second material, wherein the second material is different from the material of the substrate, wherein the sintered interface comprises at least one element from both the substrate material and the second material, wherein the layer of the second material has a thickness no greater than 10 pm.
- alloys of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with high melting point above 1 ,400°C are extremely durable materials
- the benefits discussed above with regard to the ceramic substrate may also be achieved by using alloys of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with high melting point above 1,400 C as substrate.
- All features discussed above with regard to the information storage medium according to the third aspect utilizing the ceramic substrate may also be employed in the context of the fourth aspect of the present invention by simply replacing the ceramic substrate with alloys of Ni, Cr, Co, Fe, W, Mo or other metals with high melting point above 1 ,400°C as substrate.
- the invention relates to a use of the information storage medium for long-term information storage.
- the writable plate is stored for a period of at least 1000 years, more preferably at least 10,000 years, even more preferably at least 100,000 years.
- Fig. 1 schematically depicts an information storage medium for long-term storage of information
- Fig. 2 schematically depicts an example of the process of physical vapor deposition coating of the ceramic substrate
- Fig. 3 schematically shows a perspective view of an example of encoding the writable plate with information using a laser; and Fig. 4 shows a photograph of an inscribed product according to an example.
- Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic version of the information storage medium 100 according to the present invention.
- the information storage medium 100 includes a writable plate 110.
- the writable plate 1 10 has been encoded with information 120.
- a method for long-term storage of information is described herein. Initially, a ceramic substrate 150 (see Fig. 3) is provided, then the ceramic substrate 150 is coated with a layer of a second material 170. The layer of second material 170 is no greater than 50 pm thick. After coating the ceramic substrate 150 and the second material 170 are subjected to a tempering process to form a writable plate 110. The writable plate may either be stored until ready for use or may subsequently be encoded with information 120 using, e.g., a laser 190.
- the laser 190 is directed toward the layer of second material 170 and then, e.g., heats localized areas of the second material 170 which fall within the beam of the laser beam such that these localized areas then become, e.g., optically distinguishable from the surrounding second material 170. This method will now be described in more detail.
- the ceramic substrate 150 which is initially provided may comprise the majority of the material by weight of the writable plate 110. A number of different materials may be used for the ceramic substrate 150. In certain configurations the ceramic substrate 150 comprises an oxidic ceramic comprising at least one of A1 2 C>3, Ti0 2 , Si0 2 , Zr0 2 , Th0 2, MgO, ( 3 ⁇ 4 ( 3 ⁇ 4 , Zr 2 C>3, V 2 0 3 or any other oxidic ceramic material.
- the ceramic substrate may comprise a non- oxidic ceramic comprising at least one of a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, HfN, BN; metal carbide such as TiC, CrC, AI4C3, VC, ZrC, HfC, ThC, B4C, SiC; a metal boride such as TiB 2 , ZrB 2, CrB 2 , VB 2, , SiB6 ,ThB 2 ,HfB 2 , WB 2, WB4 and a metal silicide such as TiSi 2 , ZrSi 2, MoSi 2 , WSf.PtSi, Mg 2 Si , or any other non-oxidic ceramic material.
- a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, Hf
- the amount of the oxidic or non-oxidic ceramic present may vary. Preferably the amount of oxidic or non-oxidic ceramic makes up at least 90% by weight of the ceramic substrate 150. More preferably the amount of the oxidic or non-oxidic ceramic substrate makes up at least 95% by weight of the ceramic substrate 150.
- One preferred configuration is a ceramic substrate 150 comprising at least 90% AI2O3 measured by weight.
- the second material 170 is formed as a layer on the ceramic substrate 150.
- the layer of second material 170 is a thin layer in comparison with the thickness of the ceramic substrate 150, the second layer 170 being at most 50 pm thick.
- the second material 170 may principally comprise at least one of a metal such as Cr, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, Ti, Si, W, Zr, Ta,Th, Nb, Mn, Mg, Hf, Mo, V, a metal nitride such as CrN, CrAIN, TiN, TiCN, TiAIN, ZrN, AIN, VN, Si 3 N 4 , ThN, HfN, BN; a metal carbide such as TiC, CrC, AI4C3, VC, ZrC, HfC, ThC, B 4 C, SiC; a metal oxide such as AI2O3, Ti0 2 , Si0 2 , Zr0 2 , Th0 2, MgO, Cr Cf ⁇ Zr 2 0 3 , V2O3 ;
- One preferred configuration is a layer of second material 170 comprising principally CrN and/or CrAIN.
- the material used for the second layer 170 provides a sufficient degree of, e.g., optical contrast with the material of the ceramic substrate 150 after tempering.
- the degree of optical contrast may be visible to a human observer in terms of color and/or brightness.
- the optical contrast may be detected by an automated system in non- visible wavelengths.
- the localized areas may then be optically distinguishable by means of an optical reader or scanner being sensitive in the respective portion of the spectrum.
- the optical contrast may be measured using Weber contrast, wherein the Weber contrast fraction of the information encoded on the writable plate is preferably at least 1%, more preferably at least 3%, more preferably at least 5%.
- the localized areas may only be distinguished from the surrounding material by means of, e.g., a scanning electron microscope or measurement of another physical parameter change.
- Fig. 2 illustrates an exemplary method for coating the second material 170 onto the ceramic substrate 150 using physical vapor deposition (PVD).
- PVD physical vapor deposition
- the ceramic substrate 150 is placed into a physical vapor deposition chamber together with a source of second material 160.
- a vacuum is drawn on the physical vapor deposition chamber and the source of second material 160 is heated until a significant portion of the second material 162 contained therein is evaporated or sublimated.
- the airborne particles 164 of second material then disperse throughout the physical vapor deposition chamber until they contact a surface 152 of the ceramic substrate 150 and adhere thereto.
- a conductive wire mesh or conductive metal plate 180 may be placed on the far side of the ceramic substrate 150, such that the ceramic substrate 150 is positioned in between the wire mesh 180 and the source of second material 160.
- Such a conductive mesh/plate 180 when conducting current may attract ionized particles of second material 164 which then encounter the surface 152 of the ceramic substrate 150 and are held there against such that they then adhere to the surface 152 of the ceramic substrate.
- This coating process may also be repeated in order to coat multiple different surfaces of the ceramic substrate.
- Depositing a layer of second material 170 on the ceramic substrate 150 may be performed using other coating methods, such as sputtering or sublimation sandwich coating. Essentially, any method capable of producing a layer of second material 170 maximally 50 pm thick may be used.
- the layer of second material may have a thickness of maximally 10 pm. More preferably the second material 170 may have a maximal thickness of 5 pm. Even more preferably, the second material 170 may have a maximal thickness of 1 pm, even more preferably no greater than 100 nra, even more preferably no greater than 10 nm.
- a thin layer of second material 170 may be advantageous in that laser or particle beam ablation of the writable plate 110 may then be easier, resulting in a faster, less energy-intensive encoding process.
- the second material 170 may not necessarily cover the entire ceramic substrate 150. Instead only portions of the ceramic substrate 150 or a singular side 152 of the ceramic substrate 150 may be coated with the second material 170.
- tempering is generally understood to be a process which improves the strength and/or other qualities of a material.
- tempering can involve heating a ceramic item such that the chemical components thereof undergo chemical and/or physical changes such that the item becomes fixed or hardened.
- Tempering of the coated ceramic substrate may involve heating the coated ceramic substrate 150 to a temperature within a range of 200° C to 4000° C, preferably within a range of 1000 °C to 2000° C.
- the tempering process may comprise a heating phase with a temperature increase of at least 10 K per hour, a plateau phase at a peak temperature for at least 1 minute and finally a cooling phase with a temperature decrease of at least 10 K per hour.
- the tempering process may assist in fixing the second material 170 permanently to the ceramic substrate 150. In some cases, a portion of the second material layer 170 may form a chemical bond to the underlying ceramic substrate 150.
- the writable plate 110 is formed. The properties of the writable plate 110 are determined by the exact materials used within the writable plate 110. The writable plate 110 may now be stored or directly encoded with information 120.
- Fig. 3 depicts the encoding of information onto the writable plate 110.
- a laser 190 directs collimated laser light onto a layer of second material 170 of the writable plate 110.
- the laser beam alters the portion of second material 170 within the localized area 175 such that it is (optically) distinguishable from the surrounding second material 170.
- the laser or focused particle beam heats the localized area 175 of the second material 170 to at least the melting temperature of the second material 170.
- the melting point of the second material 170 is dependent on the chemical composition thereof.
- heating the localized areas 175 past the melting point may involve heating the localized areas to a temperature of at least 3,000 °C, more preferably at least 3,200 °C, and even more preferably at least 3,500 °C, most preferably at least 4,000 °C. Imparting these localized areas with such high temperatures may cause a rapid expansion of the second material 170 within the localized areas 175. This rapid expansion can cause the second material 170 within the localized areas 175 to be ablated and/or vaporized.
- the localized areas 175 can be formed by the laser or focused particle beam into symbols, letters, lines, photographs, pictures, images, graphics or other forms, thereby encoding information into the writable plate 110.
- the encoded information 120 relative to the rest of the second material 170 exhibits a Weber contrast fraction of at least 1%, more preferably at least 3%, more preferably at least 5%.
- the second material 170 after tempering exhibits an opaque gray/black color and the ceramic substrate 150 exhibits a yellow/white color.
- the information storage medium 100 exhibits white lettering/symbols relative to a dark background.
- Suitable laser wavelengths for the laser encoding methods may include a wavelength within a range of 10 nm to 30 pm, preferably within a range of 100 nm to 2000 nm, more preferably within a range of 200 nm to 1500 nm.
- the minimum focal diameter of the laser light or focused particle beam which dictates the minimum size of symbols, letters, photographs, pictures, images, graphics and/or other forms which can be encoded on the writable plate 110.
- the laser or focused particle beam 190 is capable of focusing the laser light or focused particle beam to have a minimum focal diameter no greater than 50 pm, preferably no greater than 15 pm, more preferably no greater than 10 pm.
- Reading out the encoded text can be performed by eye if the letters/symbols are large enough.
- the encoded information could be read out through using a digital scanner using methods such as optical character recognition (OCR) among other methods.
- OCR optical character recognition
- Such a digital scanner can quickly and accurately reproduce the encoded information in a size more accessible for human reading.
- the information 120 may be encoded on the writable plate 110 using a number of different formats.
- the information 120 may be encoded in a human-readable format using letters, symbols, photographs, pictures, images, graphics and/or other forms .
- the information 120 may also be encoded in a computer-readable format using, for instance, a QR code or an iQR code and or any other digital coding and encryption method.
- the use of such computer-readable encoding methods may serve to further increase the information density of the information storage medium 100.
- the iQR code can enable 40,000 characters to be stored within 1 cm 2 , or equivalently 8-16 megabytes on a 20 cm x 20 cm writable plate.
- the writable plate can store a minimum of 1 kilobyte of information per cm 2 , more preferably at least 10 kilobytes of information per cm 2 , and even more preferably at least 100 kilobytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 1 Megabytes of information per cm , even more preferably at least 10 Megabytes of information per cm , even more preferably at least 100 Megabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 1 Gigabytes of information per cm 2 , even more preferably at least 10 Gigabytes of information per cm 2 .
- blocks of information are preferably no larger than 100 mm by 100 mm, more preferably no larger than 24 mm by 36 mm, more preferably no larger than 10 m by 10 mm, more preferably no larger than 1 mm by 1 mm, more preferably no larger than 0.1 mm by 0.1 mm.
- the form of the writable plate 110 can be determined by the needs of the user and the types of information 120 to be encoded.
- the writable plate 110 can be formed in a tablet shape for storage, preferably no larger than 200 mm by 200 mm, more preferably no larger than 100 mm by 100 mm, more preferably no larger than 10 mm by 10 mm.
- a computer readable disk-shape may be preferable with a diameter no larger than 30 cm, more preferably no larger than 12 cm, more preferably no larger than 8 cm.
- the information storage medium 100 is resistant to environmental degradation and is preferably able to withstand temperatures between -273 °C (0 °K) and 1200 °C without suffering information loss.
- the information storage medium 100 may also resist electro-magnetic pulses, water damage, corrosion, acids and/or other chemicals. It is envisioned that the information storage medium 100 as herein described could preserve information 120 for a time period of at least 1000 years, preferably at least 10,000 years, more preferably at least 100,000 years. Under certain conditions of storage, including storage of the information storage medium 100 within an underground salt dome, the information storage medium may be able to preserve information for at least 1 million years.
- a plate of said ceramic substrate having the size of 10 cm x 10 cm and a thickness of 1 mm was coated with a layer of CrN using physical vapor deposition.
- the ceramic plate was mounted on an electrically conductive plate made from steel with a size of 10 cm x 10 cm.
- the ceramic plate together with the electrically conductive plate was brought into a physical vapor deposition machine available from Oerlikon Balzers AG (Lichtenstein).
- a layer of CrN with a constant thickness of 3 pm was present on one side of the ceramic substrate (opposite to the side facing the electrically conductive plate).
- the coated ceramic substrate was tempered in a batch furnace model “N 150/H” available from Nabertherm GmbH.
- N 150/H available from Nabertherm GmbH.
- the temperature was ramped up from room temperature (20°C) to 1,000 °C within 2h.
- the temperature was then increased with a rate of 100 K/h from 1,000 °C to 1,200 °C and the maximum temperature of 1,200 °C was maintained for 5 min.
- the substrate was cooled down with a rate of -200 K/h over 6 h.
- the stack of material comprised the ceramic substrate, a coating layer of CrN having a thickness of about 2-2.5 pm and a further metal oxide layer of CiyCf having a thickness of about 0.5-1 pm. Similar metal oxide layers have been described in Z.B. Qi et al. (Thin Solid Films 544 (2013), 515-520).
- the metal oxide surface had a darkish, almost black appearance.
- a text with single line font and a QR code was written into the two upper coatings.
- pulses of 100 ns at a wavelength of 1064 nm with a power of maximal 5W were applied at a frequency of 20 kHz.
- the laser light was focused by a lens with a focal length of 100 mm.
- the focus of the laser light had a width of about 25 pm yielding encoded structured of a width of about 15 mih or 1,750 dpi micro inscription.
- the encoded lines / surfaces had a light, almost white appearance and were clearly visible vis-a- vis the dark metal oxide surrounding surface.
- a photograph showing a detail of the inscribed product is shown in Fig. 4.
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