Patents Assigned to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THF CITY OF NEW YORK
  • Methods and systems for spot beam crystallization
    Patent number: 11437236
    Abstract: Methods and systems for crystallizing a thin film provide a laser beam spot that is continually advanced across the thin film to create a sustained complete or partial molten zone that is translated across the thin film, and crystallizes to form uniform, small-grained crystalline structures or grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THF CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: James S. Im, Wenkai Pan