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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Aaron Ashley Hathaway, Baltimore, MD (US);
John X. Przybysz, Severna Park, MD (US);
Robert Miles Young, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Edward R. Engbrecht, Odenton, MD (US);
Aaron Ashley Hathaway, Baltimore, MD (US);
John X. Przybysz, Severna Park, MD (US);
Robert Miles Young, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Edward R. Engbrecht, Odenton, MD (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A solid state cooler device is disclosed that comprises a first normal metal pad, a first aluminum layer and a second aluminum layer disposed on the first normal metal pad and separated from one another by a gap, a first aluminum oxide layer formed on the first aluminum layer, and a second aluminum oxide layer formed on the second aluminum layer, and a first superconductor pad disposed on the first aluminum oxide layer and a second superconductor pad disposed on the second aluminum oxide layer. The device further comprises a first conductive pad coupled to the first superconductor pad, and a second conductive pad coupled to the second superconductor pad, wherein hot electrons are removed from the first normal metal pad when a bias voltage is applied between the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad.