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Glow discharge method of applying a carbon coating onto a substrate and coating applied thereby
Assignee: Ovonic Synthetic Materials Co Inc
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Filing: 1986-09-17
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Granted: 1988-09-13
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Expires: 2006-09-17
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a method of forming a hard, carbonaceous film on a substrate and the hard carbonaceous film formed thereby. The hard carbonaceous film is formed by decomposing a gaseous hydrocarbon having carbon atoms tetrahedrally coordinated to its nearest neighbors through carbon-carbon single bonds. The gaseous hydrocarbon is decomposed in a radio frequency maintained plasma and the plasma decomposition products are deposited on a cathodic substrate. Optionally, fluorocarbons may be present in a decomposition gas.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanford R. Ovshinsky
- 👤 James Flasck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:16
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/68; H10P14/683; H10P14/687; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/26; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6328; H10P14/6334; H10P14/66; H10P14/668; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/917; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/30; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31855
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate body and a film thereon comprising an alloy of carbon and hydrogen, said alloy having (1) long range disorder, and (2) properties of the type associated with local order of the type characterized by tetrahedral, four-fold carbon-carbon coordination, including an optical band gap of 0.7 to 2.9 electron volts, and an electrical resistivity of 10 8 to 10 12 ohm-centimeters, said film comprising carbon deposited on the semiconductor device by glow discharge decomposition of a reaction gas comprising at least: (a) a gaseous x,x-dialkyl hydrocarbon compound having at least one carbon atom in tetrahedral coordination with four nearest neightbor carbon atoms through four carbon-carbon single bonds and (b) a fluorine compound; while maintaining the semiconductor device at a temperature of 20° C. to 100° C., whereby to provide four-fold tetrahedrally coordinated carbon through carbon-carbon single bonds in the film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate body and a film thereon comprising an alloy of carbon and hydrogen, said alloy having (1) long range disorder, and (2) properties of the type associated with local order of the type characterized by tetrahedral, four-fold carbon-carbon coordination, including an optical band gap of 0.7 to 2.9 electron volts, and an electrical resistivity of 10 8 to 10 12 ohm-centimeters, said film comprising carbon deposited on the semiconductor device by glow discharge decomposition of a reaction gas comprising at least: (a) a gaseous x,x-dialkyl hydrocarbon compound having at least one carbon atom in tetrahedral coordination with four nearest neightbor carbon atoms through four carbon-carbon single bonds and (b) a fluorine compound; while maintaining the semiconductor device at a temperature of 20° C. to 100° C., whereby to provide four-fold tetrahedrally coordinated carbon through carbon-carbon single bonds in the film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
160 words
A coated article having a substrate and a film thereon comprising an alloy of carbon and hydrogen, said alloy having (1) long range disorder, and (2) properties of the type associated with local order of the type characterized by tetrahedral, four-fold carbon-carbon coordination, including an optical band gap of 0.7 to 2.9 electron volts, and an electrical resistivity of 10 8 to 10 12 ohm-centimeters, said film comprising carbon deposited on the substrate by glow discharge decomposition of a reaction gas comprising (a) at least a gaseous x,x-dialky hydrocarbon compound having at least one carbon atom in tetrahedral coordination with four nearest neighbor carbon atoms through four carbon-carbon single bonds, and (b) a fluorine compound, while maintaining the substrate at a temperature of 20° C. to 100° C., whereby to incorporate fluorine into the film during the deposition thereof to yield a fluorine containing solid film and to provide four-fold tetrahedrally coordinated carbon through carbon-carbon single bonds in the film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
160 words
A coated article having a substrate and a film thereon comprising an alloy of carbon and hydrogen, said alloy having (1) long range disorder, and (2) properties of the type associated with local order of the type characterized by tetrahedral, four-fold carbon-carbon coordination, including an optical band gap of 0.7 to 2.9 electron volts, and an electrical resistivity of 10 8 to 10 12 ohm-centimeters, said film comprising carbon deposited on the substrate by glow discharge decomposition of a reaction gas comprising (a) at least a gaseous x,x-dialky hydrocarbon compound having at least one carbon atom in tetrahedral coordination with four nearest neighbor carbon atoms through four carbon-carbon single bonds, and (b) a fluorine compound, while maintaining the substrate at a temperature of 20° C. to 100° C., whereby to incorporate fluorine into the film during the deposition thereof to yield a fluorine containing solid film and to provide four-fold tetrahedrally coordinated carbon through carbon-carbon single bonds in the film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coated article of claim 2, wherein the fluorine compound is a fluorocarbon compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coated article of claim 2 wherein the film is biased during deposition thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The coated article of claim 4, wherein the film is deposited by radio frequency maintained glow discharge deposition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The coated article of claim 5, wherein the film is d.c. biased.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The roated article of claim 5, wherein the film is r.f. biased.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coated article of claim 5 comprising applying an ion beam to the film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The coated article of claim 2, wherein the substrate is a metallic substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The coated article of claim 2, wherein the substrate is a semiconductor substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The coated article of claim 2 wherein the substrate is an organic polymeric substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coated article of claim 11, wherein the organic polymeric substrate is a poly (acrylate) substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The coated article of claim 11, wherein the organic polymeric substrate is a poly (allyl carbonate) substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The coated article of claim 11, wherein the organic polymeric substrate is a poly (carbonate) substrate.
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