US5300807A
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Thin film detector and method of manufacture
Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1992-01-22
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2012-01-22
Abstract
Abstract The invention is related to electronic and more specifically to photo-electronic devices manufactured by means of thin film layering techniques. The invention proposes the use of polymer, copolymer, polyamide and similar organic casting materials, in layers 500 to 10,000 angstroms thick, as protective barriers between layers where the processing of one layer would be adversely affected by or would damage an adjacent previously formed layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Elizabeth H. Nelson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:24
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/69; H10W70/695
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
A solid state layered electronic device having a thin layer of electronic material deposited over and supported by a substrate of aerogel material with an upper surface too weak and porous to withstand the deposition of said layer; including: a thin precast layer of organic material attached to said upper surface said electronic material being deposited on said precast layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
A solid state layered electronic device having a thin layer of electronic material deposited over and supported by a substrate of aerogel material with an upper surface too weak and porous to withstand the deposition of said layer; including: a thin precast layer of organic material attached to said upper surface said electronic material being deposited on said precast layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein; said electronic material is a thin layer of metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein: said electronic material is a thin layer of insulator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein: said electronic material is a thin layer of semiconductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein: a thin layer of pyroelectric material is bonded over said electronic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 3, wherein: a thin layer of pyroelectric material is bonded over said electronic material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 4, wherein: a thin layer of pyroelectric material is bonded over said electronic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said electronic material includes: at least two sequential thin layers of material chosen from a group consisting of electrical conductors, insulators, semiconductors, and pyroelectrics.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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