Pulse Energy Manipulation of Material Properties
AssigneeRochester Institute of Technology
InventorsDavid A. Borkholder, Jing Ouyang, Denis R. Cormier, Ahmed Alfadhel
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Abstract
Material properties are manipulated using rapid pulse application of energy in combination with applied electric or magnetic fields. When sintering, annealing or crystallizing a target film, the pulse repetition cycle can be constrained to ensure material temperature rises above and falls below the Curie temperature before the next energy pulse. This process results in enhanced material properties as compared to traditional techniques having a single, slow temperature excursion and subsequent application of the applied external field.
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A process for manipulating material properties of a target film, comprising:
- applying repeated pulsed energy, comprising a total energy, cycle time, duration, and time between each pulse, while simultaneously applying an electric field or a magnetic field to the target film facilitating dipole reorientation resulting in enhanced material properties of the target film.
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