Photocathodes with protective in-situ graphene gas barrier films and method of making the same

Patent · Tue Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2019

OSTI ID:1568612

Moody, Nathan; Pietryga, Jeffrey; Gupta, Gautam; Mohite, Aditya; Pavlenko, Vitaly; Lewellen, John

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a photocathode may include: a mesh having a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface, and including metallic, semiconductor or ceramic mesh grid with micron-sized openings in the mesh; a photosensitive film on the first surface of the mesh and extending at least partially into the openings of the mesh; and a graphene layer including one or more graphene sheets on the second surface of the mesh.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• Assignee: Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): 10,354,828
• Application Number: 15/644,711
• OSTI ID: 1568612
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 07/07/2017
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English