Patent ID: 11881391
Assignee: RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  C  G | IPC C  G  H

Claim 1:
2. An apparatus for fabricating a thin film component, comprising: a deposition subsystem configured to deposit a pre-synthesized semi-metal compound material on a substrate; wherein the apparatus comprises a pre-synthesized semi-metal compound material source providing a target material; the pre-synthesized semi-metal compound material source comprising an evaporation crucible into which pre-synthesized semi-metal compound material is loaded; the deposition subsystem comprising a pulsed laser deposition apparatus; the pre-synthesized semi-metal compound material comprising at least two alkali materials and a semi-metal material; the pre-synthesized semi-metal compound material being polycrystalline; the pre-synthesized semi-metal compound material having crystallite size from about 15 nm to about 30 nm.