Characterization of the plastic substrates, the reflective layers, the adhesives, and the grooves of today's archival-grade recordable DVDs

Guilin L. Jiang; Supriya Singh Kanyal; Matthew R. Linford; Felipe Rivera; Robert C. Davis; Richard Vanfleet; Barry M. Lunt; Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan

doi:10.1117/1.3529981

1 January 2011 Characterization of the plastic substrates, the reflective layers, the adhesives, and the grooves of today's archival-grade recordable DVDs

Guilin L. Jiang, Supriya Singh Kanyal, Matthew R. Linford, Felipe Rivera, Robert C. Davis, Richard Vanfleet, Barry M. Lunt, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 50, Issue 1, 015201 (January 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3529981

Abstract

The plastic substrates, reflective layers, dyes, and adhesives of four archival-grade, recordable DVDs and one standard-grade recordable DVD were analyzed to determine their chemical compositions and/or physical dimensions. Chemical analyses by attenuated total internal reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray/scanning transmission electron microscopy, and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry show that all these DVDs use very similar polycarbonate plastic substrates and acrylate-based adhesives, but different reflective layers and dye write layers. In addition, physical measurements by atomic force microscopy show differences in the DVD groove depth, width, and other dimensions. These chemical and physical analyses may help explain variations in DVD lifetimes and facilitate development of the next-generation archival-grade DVDs.

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Guilin L. Jiang, Supriya Singh Kanyal, Matthew R. Linford, Felipe Rivera, Robert C. Davis, Richard Vanfleet, Barry M. Lunt, and Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan "Characterization of the plastic substrates, the reflective layers, the adhesives, and the grooves of today's archival-grade recordable DVDs," Optical Engineering 50(1), 015201 (1 January 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3529981

Published: 1 January 2011

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