US4332751A
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Method for fabricating thin films of pyrolytic carbon
Assignee: United States Department of Energy
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Filing: 1980-03-13
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Granted: 1982-06-01
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Expires: 2000-03-13
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method for fabricating ultra-thin films of pyrolytic carbon. Pyrolytic carbon is vapor deposited onto a concave surface of a heated substrate to a total uniform thickness in the range of about 0.1 to 1.0 micrometer. The carbon film on the substrate is provided with a layer of adherent polymeric resin. The resulting composite film of pyrolytic carbon and polymeric resin is then easily separated from the substrate by shrinking the polymeric resin coating with thermally induced forces.
Inventors
- 👤 Gilbert W. Brassell
- 👤 John Lewis, Jr.
- 👤 Gary W. Weber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 05:23
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/01; B; B29; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for fabricating a composite structure consisting of a film of pyrolytic carbon with an adherent coating of polymeric resin thereon, comprising the steps of forming a film of pyrolytic carbon on a substrate having a concave surface of revolution by contacting said concave surface with a gaseous composition containing a hydrocarbon gas and an inert diluent gas therefor while maintaining the substrate at a temperature sufficient to decompose the hydrocarbon gas contacting the concave surface of the substrate to form said film thereon, depositing on the resulting film of pyrolytic carbon an adherent coating of a polymeric resin characterized by shrinking upon chilling to a temperature below 0° C., and chilling the polymeric coating substrate to a temperature below 0° C. to sufficiently shrink the polymeric resin coating to effect the separation of the pyrolytic carbon film attached thereto from the substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method for fabricating a composite structure consisting of a film of pyrolytic carbon with an adherent coating of polymeric resin thereon, comprising the steps of forming a film of pyrolytic carbon on a substrate having a concave surface of revolution by contacting said concave surface with a gaseous composition containing a hydrocarbon gas and an inert diluent gas therefor while maintaining the substrate at a temperature sufficient to decompose the hydrocarbon gas contacting the concave surface of the substrate to form said film thereon, depositing on the resulting film of pyrolytic carbon an adherent coating of a polymeric resin characterized by shrinking upon chilling to a temperature below 0° C., and chilling the polymeric coating substrate to a temperature below 0° C. to sufficiently shrink the polymeric resin coating to effect the separation of the pyrolytic carbon film attached thereto from the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the film of pyrolytic carbon is of a thickness in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 micrometer, and wherein the combined thickness of the pyrolytic carbon film and the polymeric resin coating is in the range of about 1 to 10 micrometers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the substrate is fused silica, the hydrocarbon gas is methane, the inert diluent gas is helium or argon, and the temperature sufficient to decompose the hydrocarbon gas is in the range of about 900° to 1800° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method claimed in claim 2, wherein the separation of the carbon film from the substrate is effected by maintaining the coated substrate at sub-ambient temperatures in the range of about -20° to -40° C. for a duration of about 0.5 to 8.0 hours.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method claimed in claim 4, wherein the polymeric resin is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinylidene chloride, and wherein the step of coating of the pyrolytic carbon film with the polymeric resin is provided by immersing the film-bearing substrate in a solution containing the polymeric resin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method claimed in claim 4, wherein the substrate is of a tubular configuration, and wherein the composite film is provided on the inner surface of the substrate.
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