US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Cory R Knick

Darin J Sharar

Adam A Wilson

Gabriel L Smith

Dennis L Waldron

Sensor interconnects and supports and methods of making them utilize phonon disruptors for increased thermal resistance while maintaining acceptable electrical signal quality in materials. Phonon disruptors include, but are not limited to, structural features such as interfaces, grain boundaries, and point scattering sites, for example, that are designed to scatter heat carriers while allowing electrons to pass through the material. Some embodiments herein involve designing selected stacks of alternating or sequential material pairs within sensor interconnects.

Phonon disruptors for increased thermal resistance without sacrificing electrical signal quality in thermal sensors

Sensor interconnects and supports and methods of making them utilize phonon disruptors for increased thermal resistance while maintaining acceptable electrical signal quality in materials. Phonon disruptors include the use of an electrically conductive alloy material or intermetallic material of at least two or more elements to promote scattering of phonons. These materials are selected to scatter heat carriers while allowing electrons to pass through the material.

Phonon disruptors for increased thermal resistance without sacrificing electrical signal quality in thermal sensors using alloy and intermetallic materials

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Cory R Knick