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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kwang Hyup An, Rexford, NY (US);
Gautam Parthasarathy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jie Jerry Liu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
James Edward Pickett, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An organic x-ray detector is presented. The organic x-ray detector includes a layered structure. The layered structure includes a thin-film transistor (TFT) array disposed on a substrate, an organic photodiode disposed on the TFT array, and a scintillator layer disposed on the organic photodiode. The organic x-ray detector further includes an encapsulation cover at least partially encapsulating the layered structure; and an oxygen getter layer disposed between the organic photodiode and the encapsulation cover, wherein the oxygen getter layer includes an ether-containing material. X-ray system including the organic x-ray detector is also presented.