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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of Commerce, Washington, DC (US);
Adam McCaughan, Denver, CO (US);
Varun Verma, Lafayette, CO (US);
Sonia Buckley, Boulder, CO (US);
Sae Woo Nam, Boulder, CO (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A thermal impedance amplifier includes: a resistive layer including: a resistance member; a first electrode in electrical communication with the resistance member; and a second electrode in electrical communication with the resistance member; a switch layer opposing the resistive layer and including: a switch member; a first switch electrode in electrical communication with the switch member; and a second switch electrode in electrical communication with the switch member, the switch member: switching from a first resistance to a second resistance in response to receiving phonons from the resistance member, being superconductive at the first resistance, and producing an amplified voltage in response to being at the second resistance; and a thermal conductor interposed between the resistance member and the switch member.