Methods for passivating a carbonic nanolayer
First Claim
1. A method for forming a carbonic nanolayer based device, comprising:
- forming a carbonic nanolayer, said carbonic nanolayer comprising a plurality of carbon structures;
flowing a filler material over said carbonic nanolayer such that said filler material penetrates said carbonic nanolayer to form a barrier layer; and
depositing a non-hermetic material layer such that said carbonic nanolayer and said non-hermetic material layer have longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel; and
volatizing and removing at least a portion of said filler material from said carbonic nanolayer through said non-hermetic material layer.
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Abstract
Methods for passivating a carbonic nanolayer (that is, material layers comprised of low dimensional carbon structures with delocalized electrons such as carbon nanotubes and nano-scopic graphene flecks) to prevent or otherwise limit the encroachment of another material layer are disclosed. In some embodiments, a sacrificial material is implanted within a porous carbonic nanolayer to fill in the voids within the porous carbonic nanolayer while one or more other material layers are applied over or alongside the carbonic nanolayer. Once the other material layers are in place, the sacrificial material is removed. In other embodiments, a non-sacrificial filler material (selected and deposited in such a way as to not impair the switching function of the carbonic nanolayer) is used to form a barrier layer within a carbonic nanolayer. In other embodiments, carbon structures are combined with and nanoscopic particles to limit the porosity of a carbonic nanolayer.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for forming a carbonic nanolayer based device, comprising:
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forming a carbonic nanolayer, said carbonic nanolayer comprising a plurality of carbon structures; flowing a filler material over said carbonic nanolayer such that said filler material penetrates said carbonic nanolayer to form a barrier layer; and depositing a non-hermetic material layer such that said carbonic nanolayer and said non-hermetic material layer have longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel; and volatizing and removing at least a portion of said filler material from said carbonic nanolayer through said non-hermetic material layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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