IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0612103
(2012-09-12)
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등록번호 |
US-8422266
(2013-04-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Sargent, Edward
- Clifford, Jason
- Konstantatos, Gerasimos
- Howard, Ian
- Klem, Ethan J. D.
- Levina, Larissa
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출원인 / 주소 |
- InVisage Technologies, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
8 인용 특허 :
146 |
초록
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Various embodiment include optical and optoelectronic devices and methods of making same. Under one aspect, an optical device includes an integrated circuit having an array of conductive regions, and an optically sensitive material over at least a portion of the integrated circuit and in electrical
Various embodiment include optical and optoelectronic devices and methods of making same. Under one aspect, an optical device includes an integrated circuit having an array of conductive regions, and an optically sensitive material over at least a portion of the integrated circuit and in electrical communication with at least one conductive region of the array of conductive regions. Under another aspect, a film includes a network of fused nanocrystals, the nanocrystals having a core and an outer surface, wherein the core of at least a portion of the fused nanocrystals is in direct physical contact and electrical communication with the core of at least one adjacent fused nanocrystal, and wherein the film has substantially no defect states in the regions where the cores of the nanocrystals are fused. Additional devices and methods are described.
대표청구항
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1. An image sensor, comprising: an integrated circuit having a plurality of pixel electrodes;a first layer in electrical communication with the plurality of pixel electrodes, the first layer including an optically sensitive material; anda second layer coupled to the first layer. 2. The image sensor
1. An image sensor, comprising: an integrated circuit having a plurality of pixel electrodes;a first layer in electrical communication with the plurality of pixel electrodes, the first layer including an optically sensitive material; anda second layer coupled to the first layer. 2. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer is an electrical layer. 3. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer is configured to make an electrical contact with the first layer. 4. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer comprises at least one of the following materials including indium tin oxide, tin oxide, tungsten oxide, aluminum, gold, magnesium, platinum, copper, or combinations or layer structures thereof. 5. The image sensor of claim 4, wherein the second layer further comprises at least one of the following oxides including an oxide of magnesium, an oxide of aluminum, an oxide of gold, an oxide of platinum, and an oxide of copper. 6. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second electrical layer is an antireflection coating. 7. The image sensor of claim 6, wherein the antireflection coating comprises at least two dielectric layers. 8. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer is a substantially nonabsorbing dielectric layer. 9. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer forms at least a portion of a microcavity. 10. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer is an encapsulation layer. 11. The image sensor of claim 10, wherein the encapsulation layer is configured to protect materials from environmental oxygen. 12. The image sensor of claim 10, wherein the encapsulation layer is configured to protect materials from humidity. 13. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer is an optical filter. 14. The image sensor of claim 13, wherein the optical filter is configured to allow visible light to pass and to substantially prevent infrared light from passing. 15. The image sensor of claim 13, wherein the optical filter is configured to allow infrared light to pass and to substantially prevent visible light from passing. 16. The image sensor of claim 13, wherein the optical filter is a bandpass filter. 17. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the first layer includes at least one layer configured for electron injection. 18. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the first layer includes at least one layer configured to block electrons. 19. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the first layer includes at least one layer configured for hole injection. 20. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the first layer includes at least one layer configured to block holes. 21. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the first layer includes at least one material from the list of materials including quantum dot nanocrystals, semiconductor polymer, MEH-PPV, P3OT, P3HT, and mixtures thereof. 22. The image sensor of claim 21, wherein the responsivity of the image sensor to different optical wavelengths is tunable by changing a size of the quantum dot nanocrystals in the device. 23. The image sensor of claim 21, further comprising a substantially contiguous interface between a the first layer including quantum dot nanocrystals and the integrated circuit underlying the first layer. 24. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein a size of the plurality of pixel electrodes is one square micron or less. 25. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein portions of the optically sensitive material that overlie the integrated circuit continuously overlap and contact at least some features of the integrated circuit. 26. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the optically sensitive material is to overlie and conform to three-dimensional features of the integrated circuit. 27. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the plurality of pixel electrodes contact the optically sensitive layer and are configured to relay information regarding the amount of light incident on the optically sensitive material to a readout circuit. 28. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein a fill factor of the optically sensitive material approaches about 100%. 29. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the first layer including the optically sensitive material is produced by solution-coating onto a pre-fabricated integrated circuit. 30. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the plurality of pixel electrodes and the first layer including the optically sensitive material form a two-dimensional array of pixels. 31. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of pixel electrodes is configured to be electronically read-out by a read-out circuit that is in electrical communication with the plurality of pixel electrodes. 32. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein a signal produced by the integrated circuit corresponds to an image. 33. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein a sequence of information from the integrated circuit corresponds to an intensity of light on different regions of the integrated circuit during an exposure period. 34. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the optically sensitive material is monolithically integrated onto the integrated circuit 35. The image sensor of claim 1, wherein the second layer is substantially opaque in at least a portion of the optical spectrum.
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