Capacitive thin films using diamond-like nanocomposite materials
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1. A method of making a capacitor comprising:
- providing multiple conductive layers; and
providing a dielectric layer between adjacent conductive layers, said dielectric layer made from a diamond-like solid state material having interpenetrating networks comprising a diamond-like carbon network stabilized by hydrogen, a glass-like silicon network stabilized by oxygen, and optionally at least one network of non-conductive dopant elements or non-conductive dopant compounds containing elements from Groups 1 to 7b and 8 of the periodic table.
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Abstract
A method of making capacitors comprising, providing as the dielectric and/or conductive layers, a material made from a diamond-like nanocomposite solid-state material having interpenetrating atomic scale networks of carbon in a diamond-like carbon network stabilized by hydrogen, a glass-like silicon network stabilized by oxygen, and optionally at least one additional network of dopant elements or dopant compounds having elements from Groups 1-7b and 8 of the periodic table.
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1. A method of making a capacitor comprising:
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providing multiple conductive layers; and providing a dielectric layer between adjacent conductive layers, said dielectric layer made from a diamond-like solid state material having interpenetrating networks comprising a diamond-like carbon network stabilized by hydrogen, a glass-like silicon network stabilized by oxygen, and optionally at least one network of non-conductive dopant elements or non-conductive dopant compounds containing elements from Groups 1 to 7b and 8 of the periodic table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A capacitor comprising layers of electrically conductive materials and dielectric materials, wherein a layer of dielectric material is placed between adjacent layers of electrically conductive materials, said dielectric material made from a diamond-like solid state material formed from interpenetrating networks comprising a diamond-like carbon network stabilized by hydrogen, a glass-like silicon network stabilized by oxygen and, optionally, at least one network of dopant elements or dopant compounds having elements from Groups 1-7b and 8 of the periodic table.
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26. A method of controlling the charge-holding capacity of a substrate surface comprising:
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providing a substrate surface; and coating the substrate surface with at least one dielectric layer, said dielectric layer made from a diamond-like solid state material having interpenetrating networks comprising a diamond-like carbon network stabilized by hydrogen, a glass-like silicon network stabilized by oxygen, and optionally at least one network of dopant elements or dopant compounds containing elements from Groups 1 to 7b and 8 of the periodic table.
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27. A component capable of holding a charge on a component surface, said component comprising:
at least one layer of dielectric material made from a diamond-like solid-state material formed from interpenetrating networks comprising a diamond-like carbon network stabilized by hydrogen, a glass-like silicon network stabilized by oxygen and, optionally, at least one network of dopant elements or dopant compounds having elements from Groups 1-7b and 8 of the periodic table; and optionally, at least one conductive layer.
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