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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Applicant:
The United States of American As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Inventor:
William C West, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/14 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/58 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03H 1/0012 (2013.01); B64G 1/405 (2013.01); C23C 14/0623 (2013.01); C23C 14/14 (2013.01); C23C 14/5846 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microthruster system may include a substrate and a source film. The substrate may include a plurality of emitter tips, and a source film deposited on the substrate. The source film may include silver. The microthruster system may also include a solid electrolyte film, which may include chalcogenide film, deposited over the source film. The solid electrolyte film may cause ions of the source film to move to the plurality of emitter tips.