Mixed germanium-silicon thermal control blanket
US7270891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31678
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A passive thermal control blanket and a method for its manufacture, the blanket including a plastic substrate on which is deposited a film that is a homogeneous mixture of silicon and germanium, thereby combining the excellent reflective and electrostatic discharge properties of germanium with the superior adhesion and corrosion resistance properties of silicon. The uniform mixture is preferably obtained by sputtering the two materials simultaneously onto the substrate, using either separate targets, a single mosaic target, or a single composite target.
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