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Patent US7964480 - Single scan irradiation for crystallization of thin films - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method of processing a polycrystalline film on a substrate includes generating laser pulses, directing the laser pulses through a mask to generate patterned laser beams, each having a length l′, a width w′, and a spacing between adjacent beams d′; irradiating a region of the film with the patterned...http://www.google.com/patents/US7964480?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7964480 - Single scan irradiation for crystallization of thin filmsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7964480 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/876,974Publication dateJun 21, 2011Filing dateOct 23, 2007Priority dateSep 19, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7311778, US8445365, US20050235903, US20080035863, US20110248278, WO2005034193A2, WO2005034193A3Publication number11876974, 876974, US 7964480 B2, US 7964480B2, US-B2-7964480, US7964480 B2, US7964480B2InventorsJames S. Im, Paul C. VAN DER WILTOriginal AssigneeTrustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New YorkExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (247), Non-Patent Citations (89), Referenced by (15), Classifications (25), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSingle scan irradiation for crystallization of thin films
US 7964480 B2Abstract
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the substrate is defined by x′- and y′-axes and the x′- and y′-axes of the substrate are offset from the translation directions of film and mask by an angle θ, where θ is greater than 0° and ranges up to about 45°.
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/944,350, filed Sep. 17, 2004 and entitled “Single Scan Irradiation for Crystallization of Thin Films,” the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to co-pending U.S. Application Ser. No. 60/504,270, filed Sep. 19, 2003, and entitled “Single Scan Irradiation for Crystallization of Thin Films,” the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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