Methods for passivating a carbonic nanolayer
First Claim
1. A method for forming a carbonic nanolayer based device, comprising:
- combining a first volume of carbon structures and a second volume of nanoscopic particles in a liquid medium to form an application solution;
depositing said application solution over a first material layer as to form a composite layer, said composite layer comprising a mixture of said carbon structures and said nanoscopic particles;
depositing a second material layer such that said composite layer and said second material layer have longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel; and
flowing a filler material over said composite layer such that said filler material penetrates said composite layer to form a barrier layer.
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Abstract
Methods for passivating a nanotube fabric layer within a nanotube switching device to prevent or otherwise limit the encroachment of an adjacent material layer are disclosed. In some embodiments, a sacrificial material is implanted within a porous nanotube fabric layer to fill in the voids within the porous nanotube fabric layer while one or more other material layers are applied adjacent to the nanotube fabric layer. 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 nanotube fabric layer) is used to form a barrier layer within a nanotube fabric layer. In other embodiments, individual nanotube elements are combined with and nanoscopic particles to limit the porosity of a nanotube fabric layer.
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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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combining a first volume of carbon structures and a second volume of nanoscopic particles in a liquid medium to form an application solution; depositing said application solution over a first material layer as to form a composite layer, said composite layer comprising a mixture of said carbon structures and said nanoscopic particles; depositing a second material layer such that said composite layer and said second material layer have longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel; and flowing a filler material over said composite layer such that said filler material penetrates said composite layer to form a barrier 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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