Energy Conversion Devices

About: Energy Conversion Devices is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Amorphous solid & Thin film. The organization has 684 authors who have published 1048 publications receiving 41793 citations.

Optical data storage and retrieval systems utilizing dual energy sources

Abstract: An optical data storage and retrieval system that includes a phase change storage medium and dual energy sources. The phase change material may store information by undergoing a transformation from one structural state to another structural state through application of energy. The system is equipped with two energy sources, neither of which alone provides sufficient energy to effect the transformation. The combination of both energy sources, however, provides sufficient energy to induce the transformation needed to record information. The energy from either source may be optical, thermal, electromagnetic, mechanical or magnetic energy.

Method of fabricating electrostatic drums using microwave energy

Abstract: An improved method of fabricating the thin film layers of an electrostatic image producing device utilizing microwave energy by operating at substantially the minimum of the pressure-power curve for the particular geometry of reaction vessel and composition of reaction gases being utilized.

In-situ growth of flourounated superconducting, Y-Ba-Cu-O thin films on sapphire substrates with a buffer layer by laser ablation

Abstract: A laser ablation method for forming a fluorinated superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O thin film on a sapphire substrate is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: (1) depositing a barrier layer of BaAl 2 O 4 on the sapphire substrate; (2) placing the coated substrate and a tagret in a deposition chamber, said target including fluorine, barium, yttrium, copper and oxygen; (3) providing a background atmosphere including at least partial pressure of O 2 within the chamber; (4) heating the coated substrate to a temperature above ambient; (5) laser-ablating the target material onto the heated substrate while controlling the partial pressure of O 2 in said background atmosphere and the temperature of said heated substrate so that the as-deposited thin film on said substrate is superconductive.