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US 12,255,037 B2Granted
Nanoplasma switch device for ultrafast switching
AssigneeEcole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
InventorsElison De Nazareth Matioli, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani
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Abstract
The invention relates to a nanoplasma switch device, comprising: —multiple electrically isolated electrodes; —a gap separating the two electrodes; wherein the gap has a width which is dimensioned to effect the generation of a plasma by electric-field electron emission.
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A nanoplasma switch device, comprising:
- multiple electrically isolated electrodes;
- a gap separating the two electrodes;
- wherein the gap has a width which is dimensioned to effect the generation of a plasma by electric-field electron emission or tunneling;
- wherein the gap has a width of below 5 nanometers to reduce the nanoplasma switch device turn on voltage, for which a fast switching might happen through tunneling;
- and an optical device may be provided which is configured to trigger a discharge by an optical signal to control the switch device, by shining photons to one of the electrodes, which allows to stimulate electron emission or direct ionization by high energy.
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