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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2020
Applicant:
The Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Edward Aifer, Arlington, VA (US);
Erin Cleveland, College Park, MD (US);
Glenn Jernigan, Waldorf, MD (US);
Jill Nolde, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/20 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/04 (2006.01); G01J 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/20 (2013.01); G01J 5/023 (2013.01); G01J 5/024 (2013.01); G01J 5/0235 (2013.01); G01J 5/046 (2013.01); G01J 5/0853 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bolometers and methods of forming the same are provided. A bolometer that includes a substrate, a support structure comprising at least one SiGe layer and at least one Si layer, an absorber comprising reduced graphene oxide, and a thermistor comprising partially reduced graphene oxide are described. Also described are methods for forming bolometers and the parts contained therein.