Transitioned film growth for conductive semiconductor materials
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1. An infrared detector element comprising:
- a substrate; and
an infrared detector membrane disposed in spaced relationship above the substrate;
where the infrared detector membrane comprises;
a first dielectric insulative layer,a first transition region disposed on the first dielectric insulative layer,a conductive center region disposed on the first transition region,a second transition region disposed on the conductive center region, anda second dielectric insulative layer disposed on the second transition region;
where at least a portion of each of the first and second transition regions has a lower conductivity than the conductive center region and a greater conductivity than the first and second dielectric insulative layers.
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Abstract
A center region of conductive material/s may be disposed or “sandwiched” between transition regions of relatively lower conductivity materials to provide substantially low defect density interfaces for the sandwiched material. The center region and surrounding transition regions may in turn be disposed or sandwiched between dielectric insulative material to form a sandwiched and transitioned device structure. The center region of such a sandwiched structure may be implemented, for example, as a device layer such as conductive microbolometer layer for a microbolometer detector structure.
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1. An infrared detector element comprising:
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a substrate; and an infrared detector membrane disposed in spaced relationship above the substrate; where the infrared detector membrane comprises; a first dielectric insulative layer, a first transition region disposed on the first dielectric insulative layer, a conductive center region disposed on the first transition region, a second transition region disposed on the conductive center region, and a second dielectric insulative layer disposed on the second transition region; where at least a portion of each of the first and second transition regions has a lower conductivity than the conductive center region and a greater conductivity than the first and second dielectric insulative layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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16. A transitioned device structure, comprising:
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a first dielectric insulative layer; a first transition region disposed on the first dielectric insulative layer; a conductive center region disposed on the first transition region, the conductive center region forming a current conduction channel for the device structure; a second transition region disposed on the conductive center region, and a second dielectric insulative layer disposed on the second transition region; where at least a portion of each of the first and second transition regions has a lower conductivity than the conductive center region and a greater conductivity than the first and second dielectric insulative layers so as to space the current conduction channel apart from the interface with each of the first and second dielectric insulative layers in a manner that shields the current conduction channel from the interface with each of the first and second dielectric insulative layers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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