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Method of growing insulating, semiconducting, and conducting group III-nitride thin films and coatings, and use as radiation hard coatings for electronics and optoelectronic devices

US7494546B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2007
Grant dateFeb 24, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention describes use of electron beam evaporation method for fabrication of group III-nitride thin films. The fabricated thin films found to have desirable crystalline and optical properties. These films and their properties could be used for protecting electronic devices under space radiation applications such as solar cell operating in space.

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