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Process for producing a microbolometer comprising a vanadium-oxide-based sensitive material

US12066332B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2020
Grant dateAug 20, 2024
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N15/15
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process for producing a microbolometer including a vanadium-oxide-based sensitive material containing an additional chemical element chosen from arsenic, germanium, silicon and phosphorus, the process including: determining an effective amount of the additional chemical element from which the modified compound, having undergone a step of exposure to a temperature Tr for a time Δtr, exhibits an electrical resistivity ρa|r at room temperature that is higher than 10% of its native value; producing the sensitive material in a thin layer, this material being formed from the modified compound having an amount of the additional chemical element that is greater than or equal to the effective amount; and exposing the sensitive material to the temperature Tr for the time Δtr.

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