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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
John A. Starkovich, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Edward M. Silverman, Encino, CA (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A high-performance optical absorber, having a texturized base layer, the base layer comprising one or more of a polymer film and a polymer coating; and a surface layer located above and immediately adjacent to the base layer. The surface layer is joined to the base layer and the surface layer has a plasma-functionalized, non-woven carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet, wherein the base layer texturization comprises one or more of substantially rectangular ridges, substantially triangular ridges, substantially pyramidal ridges, and truncated, substantially pyramidal ridges.