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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicants:
Terry Alford, Tempe, AZ (US);
Sayantan Das, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Terry Alford, Tempe, AZ (US);
Sayantan Das, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/58 (2006.01); C23C 14/35 (2006.01); C23C 14/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/5853 (2013.01); C23C 14/20 (2013.01); C23C 14/205 (2013.01); C23C 14/352 (2013.01); C23C 14/5826 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01); Y10T 428/265 (2015.01); Y10T 428/31678 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31681 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method for preparing a device having a film on a substrate is disclosed. In the method, a film is deposited on a polymeric substrate. The film includes at least one metal. A metal in the film is converted to a metal oxide using microwave radiation. One example device prepared by the method includes a polyethylene napthalate substrate and a film on the substrate, wherein the film includes a semiconducting copper oxide and silver as a dopant.