Magnetic Storage Medium Comprised of Magnetic Nanoparticles Contained Within Nanotubes

摘要

A magnetic storage medium is formed of magnetic nanoparticles that are encapsulated within nanotubes (e.g., carbon nanotubes).

主权项

1. A method of reading information from magnetic storage media, comprising:
positioning a read-head over a magnetic storage media, said magnetic storage media comprising a plurality of nanotubes that each contain a magnetic nanoparticle, said read-head comprising a magnetic force microscopy probe; detecting a magnetic polarization of a magnetic nanoparticle contained within said magnetic storage media, said magnetic polarization representing data; and communicating said magnetic polarization to a controller.