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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Athanasios J. Syllaios, Richardson, TX (US);
Thomas R. Schimert, Ovilla, TX (US);
Michael F. Taylor, Coppell, TX (US);
Athanasios J. Syllaios, Richardson, TX (US);
Thomas R. Schimert, Ovilla, TX (US);
Michael F. Taylor, Coppell, TX (US);
L-3 Communications Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Microbolometer infrared detector elements that may be formed and implemented by varying type/s of precursors used to form amorphous silicon-based microbolometer membrane material/s and/or by varying composition of the final amorphous silicon-based microbolometer membrane material/s (e.g., by adjusting alloy composition) to vary the material properties such as activation energy and carrier mobility. The amorphous silicon-based microbolometer membrane material/s materials may include varying amounts of one or more additional and optional materials, including hydrogen, fluorine, germanium, n-type dopants and p-type dopants.