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Functional film having optical and electrical properties

US6627322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2001
Grant dateSep 30, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24942
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A functional film includes a transition layer having a first constituent and a second constituent having gradual content gradients according to a thickness of the functional film. The first constituent is at least one dielectric material selected from the group consisting of SiOx (x>1), MgF2, CaF2, Al2O3, SnO2, In2O3 and ITO, and the second constituent is at least one material selected from the group consisting of iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), aluminum (Al), silver (Ag), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), yttrium (Y), zinc (Zn), zirconium (Zr), tungsten (W) and tantalum (Ta).

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