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US 12,368,012 B1Granted
Stabilized liquid-solid electrical contact
AssigneeAtomic Machines, Inc.
InventorsEric Meshot, William Boettcher, Gregory C. Ghahramani, James Stolken
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Abstract
An electrical contact is provided that includes a conductive base contact. The electrical contact may include a layer of a second material resistant to reaction with a liquid metal. The layer of second material may be bonded to the base contact. The electrical contact may include a layer of a third material. The third material may be a reaction product of a reactant metal with at least one metal of the liquid metal. The electrical contact may include a layer of the liquid metal that wets to a surface of the third material.
Claims22
An electrical contact, comprising:
- a conductive base contact;
- a layer of a second material resistant to reaction with a liquid metal, wherein the layer of the second material is adjacent to the base contact;
- a layer of a third material, wherein the third material is a reaction product of a reactant metal with at least one metal of the liquid metal;
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- a layer of the liquid metal that wets to a surface of the third material.
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