Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080197327 | Wide band gap semiconductor templates - The present invention relates to a thin film structure based on an epitaxial (111)-oriented rare earth-Group IVB oxide on the cubic (001) MgO terminated surface and the ion-beam-assisted deposition (“IBAD”) techniques that are amendable to be over coated by semiconductors with hexagonal crystal structures. The IBAD magnesium oxide (“MgO”) technology, in conjunction with certain template materials, is used to fabricate the desired thin film array. Similarly, IBAD MgO with appropriate template layers can be used for semiconductors with cubic type crystal structures. | 08-21-2008 |
20080234134 | Buffer layers for coated conductors - A composite structure is provided including a base substrate, an IBAD oriented material upon the base substrate, and a cubic metal oxide material selected from the group consisting of rare earth zirconates and rare earth hafnates upon the IBAD oriented material. Additionally, an article is provided including a base substrate, an IBAD oriented material upon the base substrate, a cubic metal oxide material selected from the group consisting of rare earth zirconates and rare earth hafnates upon the IBAD oriented material, and a thick film upon the cubic metal oxide material. Finally, a superconducting article is provided including a base substrate, an IBAD oriented material upon the base substrate, a cubic metal oxide material selected from the group consisting of rare earth zirconates and rare earth hafnates upon the IBAD oriented material, and an yttrium barium copper oxide material upon the cubic metal oxide material. | 09-25-2008 |
20090036313 | Coated superconducting materials - A superconducting article comprising a substrate and a single composite layer deposited onto said substrate, wherein said single composite layer comprises Y | 02-05-2009 |
20090162673 | Cubic nitride templates - A polymer-assisted deposition process for deposition of epitaxial cubic metal nitride films and the like is presented. The process includes solutions of one or more metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for the one or more metal precursor. After a coating operation, the resultant coating is heated at high temperatures under a suitable atmosphere to yield metal nitride films and the like. Such films can be used as templates for the development of high quality cubic GaN based electronic devices. | 06-25-2009 |
20090200561 | Composite phosphors based on coating porous substrates - A composite material is provided including a phosphor material of at least one of among hafnium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide or zirconium oxide as a conformal coating on a porous substrate, the composite characterized as exhibiting photoluminescence at room temperature. Also provided is a composite material including a phosphor material of at least one of among hafnium oxide, niobium oxide, tantalum oxide, zinc oxide or zirconium oxide as a conformal coating on a porous substrate, the composite characterized as exhibiting photoluminescence at room temperature and as having a broad emission spectrum having a width at ½ maximum greater than 80 nm. | 08-13-2009 |
20090201500 | Hydrogen sensor - A hydrogen sensor for detecting/quantitating hydrogen and hydrogen isotopes includes a sampling line and a microplasma generator that excites hydrogen from a gas sample and produces light emission from excited hydrogen. A power supply provides power to the microplasma generator, and a spectrometer generates an emission spectrum from the light emission. A programmable computer is adapted for determining whether or not the gas sample includes hydrogen, and for quantitating the amount of hydrogen and/or hydrogen isotopes are present in the gas sample. | 08-13-2009 |
20090233080 | Porous light-emitting compositions - Light-emitting devices are prepared by coating a porous substrate using a polymer-assisted deposition process. Solutions of metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for metal precursor were coated onto porous substrates. The coated substrates were heated at high temperatures under a suitable atmosphere. The result was a substrate with a conformal coating that did not substantially block the pores of the substrate. | 09-17-2009 |
20100009176 | High temperature superconducting thick films - An article including a substrate, a layer of an inert oxide material upon the surface of the substrate, (generally the inert oxide material layer has a smooth surface, i.e., a RMS roughness of less than about 2 nm), a layer of an amorphous oxide or oxynitride material upon the inert oxide material layer, a layer of an oriented cubic oxide material having a rock-salt-like structure upon the amorphous oxide material layer is provided together with additional layers such as at least one layer of a buffer material upon the oriented cubic oxide material layer or a HTS top-layer of YBCO directly upon the oriented cubic oxide material layer. With a HTS top-layer of YBCO upon at least one layer of a buffer material in such an article, J | 01-14-2010 |
20100029069 | GERMANIUM FILMS BY POLYMER-ASSISTED DEPOSITION - Highly ordered Ge films are prepared directly on single crystal Si substrates by applying an aqueous coating solution having Ge-bound polymer onto the substrate and then heating in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere. A coating solution was prepared by mixing water, a germanium compound, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and polyethyleneimine to form a first aqueous solution and then subjecting the first aqueous solution to ultrafiltration. | 02-04-2010 |
20100035019 | Carbon microtubes - A carbon microtube comprising a hollow, substantially tubular structure having a porous wall, wherein the microtube has a diameter of from about 10 μm to about 150 μm, and a density of less than 20 mg/cm | 02-11-2010 |
20100047569 | Fibrous composites comprising carbon nanotubes and silica - Fibrous composite comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a silica-containing moiety having one of the structures: (SiO) | 02-25-2010 |
20100093547 | Buffer layer for thin film structures - A composite structure including a base substrate and a layer of a mixture of strontium titanate and strontium ruthenate is provided. A superconducting article can include a composite structure including an outermost layer of magnesium oxide, a buffer layer of strontium titanate or a mixture of strontium titanate and strontium ruthenate and a top-layer of a superconducting material such as YBCO upon the buffer layer. | 04-15-2010 |
20100324155 | PREPARATION OF INORGANIC FOAM - A solution of soluble metal, soluble polymer, and a suitable solvent is converted into a gel body having a surface area to volume ratio no greater than 10. The gel body is converted to inorganic foam. Foams of metal oxide, metal nitride foam, metal carbide foam, metal selenide, and elemental metal were prepared. Several of the foams are (a) molybdenum carbide and molybdenum nitride, (b) TiO, (c) copper selenide, (d) copper indium selenide, (e) molybdenum carbide, molybdenum nitride, and platinum, and (f) ruthenium dioxide. | 12-23-2010 |
20110034600 | POLYMER-ASSISTED DEPOSITION OF FILMS AND PREPARATION OF CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS USING THE FILMS - Carbon nanotubes were prepared by coating a substrate with a coating solution including a suitable solvent, a soluble polymer, a metal precursor having a first metal selected from iron, nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum, and optionally a second metal selected from aluminum and magnesium, and also a binding agent that forms a complex with the first metal and a complex with the second metal. The coated substrate was exposed to a reducing atmosphere at elevated temperature, and then to a hydrocarbon in the reducing atmosphere. The result was decomposition of the polymer and formation of carbon nanotubes on the substrate. The carbon nanotubes were often in the form of an array on the substrate. | 02-10-2011 |
20110062423 | TUNABLE TERAHERTZ RADIATION SOURCE - Terahertz radiation source and method of producing terahertz radiation, said source comprising a junction stack, said junction stack comprising a crystalline material comprising a plurality of self-synchronized intrinsic Josephson junctions; an electrically conductive material in contact with two opposing sides of said crystalline material; and a substrate layer disposed upon at least a portion of both the crystalline material and the electrically-conductive material, wherein the crystalline material has a c-axis which is parallel to the substrate layer, and wherein the source emits at least 1 mW of power. | 03-17-2011 |
20110102795 | Carbon nanotube/polydiacetylene composites - Chromatic materials such as polydiacetylene change color in response to a wide variety of environmental stimuli including changes in temperature, pH and chemical or mechanical stress, and have been extensively explored as sensing devices. Here is reported the facile synthesis of carbon nanotube/polydiacetylene nanocomposite fibers which rapidly and reversibly respond to electrical current, with the resulting color change being readily observable with the naked eye. These composite fibers also chromatically respond to a broad spectrum of other stimulations: for example, they exhibit rapid and reversible stress-induced chromatism with negligible elongation. | 05-05-2011 |
20110111964 | COATED CONDUCTOR ARCHITECTURE - A simplified architecture for a superconducting coated conductor is provided and includes a substrate, a layer of titanium nitride directly upon the substrate, the layer of titanium nitride deposited by ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD), a layer of a buffer material having chemical and structural compatibility with said layer of titanium nitride, the buffer material layer directly upon the IBAD-titanium nitride layer, and a layer of a high temperature superconductive material such as YBCO. | 05-12-2011 |
20110189504 | PREPARATION OF METAL CARBIDE FILMS - A coating solution including a polymer and a metal selected from scandium, yttrium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, boron, aluminum and silicon can be deposited on a substrate and then exposed at elevated temperature to a reducing atmosphere including a gaseous carbon source. Solvent evaporates and the polymer decomposes and a metal carbide film forms on the substrate. Metal carbide films of titanium carbide, vanadium carbide, niobium carbide, tantalum carbide, tungsten carbide, silicon carbide, and several mixed carbides were prepared. X-Ray diffraction patterns of metal carbide films provide evidence of a highly ordered structure and excellent alignment with the substrate. A composite film of niobium carbide and carbon nanotubes was also prepared. | 08-04-2011 |
20110278040 | ELASTIC CONDUCTOR - Elastic conductors made of ribbons of aligned carbon nanotubes embedded in a matrix of poly(dimethylsiloxane) exhibit a stabilized resistance after several cycles of stretching and releasing. The elastic conductors were prepared by drawing a ribbon of carbon nanotubes from an aligned array of carbon nanotubes and positioning on cured poly(dimethylsiloxane). After providing each end of the ribbon with an electrode, a film of uncured poly(dimethylsiloxane) was cast on the ribbon and electrodes. After curing the film an elastic conductor was produced. The electrical resistance of this elastic conductor became stable after a few cycles of stretching and releasing to strains up to 100%. | 11-17-2011 |
20120058323 | Control of Strain Through Thickness in Epitaxial Films Via Vertical Nanocomposite Heteroepitaxy - A two-dimensional vertical heteroepitaxial strain controlled composite is grown. The strain-controlling phase can be benign in all other respects so that the functional properties of the parent phase are unchanged, improved/enhanced, and/or manipulated. The new composite is advantageous because there is no need for expensive specialized crystals and because there are no thickness limitations. | 03-08-2012 |
20120064341 | CARBON NANOTUBE/METAL CARBIDE COMPOSITES WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIES - Composite structures of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and metal carbides include a helical nanotube/carbide composite fiber, and a film. The composite fiber was prepared by pulling/twisting carbon nanotubes from an array of nanotubes to form an as-spun fiber and soaking it a metal precursor solution, and then heating it under a reducing atmosphere with a carbon source. The composite fiber had a higher tensile strength, a higher conductivity, and a higher tensile modulus than the as-spun fiber. A composite structure in the form of parallel ribbons of aligned carbon nanotubes embedded in a film of NbC showed an enhanced conductivity along the CNT axial direction, and improved superconducting properties. The enhanced upper critical field of NbC/CNT suggested that the inclusion of CNTs in the NbC matrix reduced the coherence length of the NbC. Nanomechanical testing also demonstrated the potential for enhanced fracture toughness of NbC/CNT composites. | 03-15-2012 |
20120177902 | Multiferroics that are both ferroelectric and ferromagnetic at room temperature - Multiferroic articles including highly resistive, strongly ferromagnetic strained thin films of BiFe | 07-12-2012 |
20120225315 | Porous Light-Emitting Compositions - Light-emitting devices are prepared by coating a porous substrate using a polymer-assisted deposition process. Solutions of metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for metal precursor were coated onto porous substrates. The coated substrates were heated at high temperatures under a suitable atmosphere. The result was a substrate with a conformal coating that did not substantially block the pores of the substrate. | 09-06-2012 |
20130089663 | POLYMER-ASSISTED DEPOSITION OF FILMS AND PREPARATION OF CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAYS USING THE FILMSS - Carbon nanotubes were prepared by coating a substrate with a coating solution including a suitable solvent, a soluble polymer, a metal precursor having a first metal selected from iron, nickel, cobalt, and molybdenum, and optionally a second metal selected from aluminum and magnesium, and also a binding agent that forms a complex with the first metal and a complex with the second metal. The coated substrate was exposed to a reducing atmosphere at elevated temperature, and then to a hydrocarbon in the reducing atmosphere. The result was decomposition of the polymer and formation of carbon nanotubes on the substrate. The carbon nanotubes were often in the form of an array on the substrate. | 04-11-2013 |
20130217840 | Precursors for the polymer-assisted deposition of films - A polymer assisted deposition process for deposition of metal oxide films is presented. The process includes solutions of one or more metal precursor and soluble polymers having binding properties for the one or more metal precursor. After a coating operation, the resultant coating is heated at high temperatures to yield metal oxide films. Such films can be epitaxial in structure and can be of optical quality. The process can be organic solvent-free. | 08-22-2013 |
20140346423 | Memristor Comprising Film with Comb-Like Structure of Nanocolumns of Metal Oxide Embedded in a Metal Oxide Matrix - Films having a comb-like structure of nanocolumns of Sm | 11-27-2014 |