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Method of producing an electrically-conductive transparent film
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1987-08-31
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Granted: 1989-08-22
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Expires: 2007-08-31
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a method of producing an electrically-conductive transparent film. A substrate is placed in contact at its surface with a stream of reactive gas which comprises a tin compound, oxygen and an impurity material that enhances the conductivity of the film to be produced. The surface of the substrate is partially irradiated by a laser beam. The reactive gas in contact with the laser beam projected portion on the substrate surface is decomposed and deposits on the portion so that a high-conductivity transparent film of tin oxide (SnO2) is formed only on the portion on the substrate surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Yufuko Toyonaga
- 👤 Suzushi Kimura
- 👤 Masaaki Ueda
- 👤 Osamu Tabata
- 👤 Saburo Kimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 20:55
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/04; C23C16/047; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C23C16/40; C23C16/407; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/06; H01B1/08; H10; H10F; H10F71/00; H10F71/138; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of producing an electrically-conductive transparent film, comprising the steps of: projecting a laser beam to a surface of a substrate; moving said substrate in a two-dimensional fashion; and applying a beam of reactive gas comprising a tin compound, oxygen and an impurity material which enhances the conductivity of said film to the laser beam projected portion on said substrate surface, said beam of reactive gas being finer than said laser beam, whereby said reactive gas is decomposed and deposits on said substrate surface thereby to form a fine line-shaped film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of producing an electrically-conductive transparent film, comprising the steps of: projecting a laser beam to a surface of a substrate; moving said substrate in a two-dimensional fashion; and applying a beam of reactive gas comprising a tin compound, oxygen and an impurity material which enhances the conductivity of said film to the laser beam projected portion on said substrate surface, said beam of reactive gas being finer than said laser beam, whereby said reactive gas is decomposed and deposits on said substrate surface thereby to form a fine line-shaped film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said beam of reactive gas is injected with an injection pressure of 10 atm or more.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said reactive gas comprises a tin compound, oxygen and an impurity material which enhances the electrical conductivity of said film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said impurity material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of fluorine, antimony, chlorine, phosphorus, arsenic, indium, bromine, tellurium, thallium, tungsten and a compound thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein said impurity material comprises antimony (Sb) and a mole ratio of antimony (Sb) to tin (Sn) is ranging from 0.02 to 0.10 in the beam of reactive gas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method accroding to claim 4, wherein said impurity material comprises fluorine (F) and a mole ratio of fluorine (F) to tin (Sn) is 0.2 or more in the beam of reactive gas.
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