Electronic Device, And Method of Operating An Electronic Device
First Claim
1. An electronic device, the electronic device comprisinga heat transfer structure;
- a convertible structure which is convertible between at least two states by heating, wherein the convertible structure has different electrical properties in different ones of the at least two states;
wherein the heat transfer structure is arranged to interact with radiation impinging on the heat transfer structure;
wherein the convertible structure is coupled to the heat transfer structure in such a manner that the convertible structure is convertible between different ones of the at least two states when the radiation impinges on the heat transfer structure.
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Abstract
An electronic device (100) comprising a heat transfer structure (103) and a phase change structure (104) which is convertible between two phase states by heating, wherein the phase change structure (104) is electrically conductive in at least one of the two phase states, wherein the heat transfer structure (103) is arranged to be heated by radiation (106) impinging on the heat transfer structure (103), wherein the phase change structure (104) is thermally coupled to the heat transfer structure (103) so that the phase change structure (104) is convertible between the two phase states when the radiation (106) impinges on the heat transfer structure (103).
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising
a heat transfer structure; -
a convertible structure which is convertible between at least two states by heating, wherein the convertible structure has different electrical properties in different ones of the at least two states; wherein the heat transfer structure is arranged to interact with radiation impinging on the heat transfer structure; wherein the convertible structure is coupled to the heat transfer structure in such a manner that the convertible structure is convertible between different ones of the at least two states when the radiation impinges on the heat transfer structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising
impinging radiation on a heat transfer structure of the electronic device for effecting an interaction between the heat transfer structure and the impinging radiation; heating a convertible structure of the electronic device, which convertible structure is coupled to the heat transfer structure, under the influence of the radiation impinging on the heat transfer structure to thereby convert the convertible structure between two of at least two states, wherein the convertible structure has different electric properties in different ones of the at least two phase states. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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