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Method for manufacturing polyimide thin films by plasma polymerization
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1989-12-29
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2009-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a polyimide thin film is disclosed which comprises supplying vapors of a polyimide starting material comprising a plurality of polyimide forming monomers into a plasma atmosphere, transferring the ionized polyimide starting material, under an electric field, to the surface of a glass or metallic substrate and depositing the material thereon, and heating the same during or after deposition, thereby forming a polyimide thin film as an orientation film on the substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiro Akagi
- 👤 Mariko Ishino
- 👤 Atsuhisa Inoue
- 👤 Shigeru Kaminishi
- 👤 Hiroshi Taniguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 11:25
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/06; C08G73/10; C08G73/1067; C08G73/1071; C08G73/1003; C08G73/1007; C08G73/1028; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1337; G02F1/133711; G02F1/133723; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31623; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31681
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of manufacturing a polyimide thin film which comprises supplying into a plasma atmosphere vapors of a polyimide starting material comprising a plurality of polyimide forming monomers including the combination of an acid anhydride and an amine compound which are mixed at a stoichiometric ratio capable of forming a polyimide, whereby ionized polyimide starting material is formed, transferring the ionized polyimide starting material, under an electric field, to the surface of a substrate comprising metal of glass and depositing said ionized polyimide starting material thereon, and heating said substrate during or after deposition, thereby forming one polyimide thin film on the substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of manufacturing a polyimide thin film which comprises supplying into a plasma atmosphere vapors of a polyimide starting material comprising a plurality of polyimide forming monomers including the combination of an acid anhydride and an amine compound which are mixed at a stoichiometric ratio capable of forming a polyimide, whereby ionized polyimide starting material is formed, transferring the ionized polyimide starting material, under an electric field, to the surface of a substrate comprising metal of glass and depositing said ionized polyimide starting material thereon, and heating said substrate during or after deposition, thereby forming one polyimide thin film on the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, in which the plasma atmosphere is an argon plasma atmosphere.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1, in which the transfer of the ionized polyimide starting material to the substrate is conducted by applying a DC. voltage at 50-200 V, while the surface of the substrate is disposed at a prescribed angle, relative to the direction of supplying the polyimide starting material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3, in which the prescribed angle is in the range of 45° to 90°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, in which the heating is conducted at a temperature between 50° C. to 350° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, in which the polyimide forming monomers are pyromellitic dianhydride and oxydianiline.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, in which said acid anhydride and amine compound are mixed at a molar ratio of 1/0.9-0.9/1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, in which said substrate is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, and quartz glass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1, in which said plasma atmosphere is formed by applying a radio frequency of 10-20 MHz to a coil electrode or RF electrode in a vacuum atmosphere and introducing a plasma-forming gas at a reduced pressure of 10 -3 to 10 -5 Torr.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, in which the heating is conducted at a temperature within the range of 150° C. to 350° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
The method of claim 1, in which said acid anhydrides is selected from the group consisting of pyromellitic dianhydrides and dianhydrides formed from two molecules of trimellitic acid or phthalic acid; and said amine compound is represented by the formula H 2 N--C 6 H 4 --X--C 6 H 4 NH 2 wherein X is --CH 2 --, --SO 2 --, --(CH 2 ) n --, --C(CH 3 ) 2 --, --O--, --(CF 2 ) n -- and SiY 2 --O--SiY 2 wherein Y is a hydrophobic group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1, in which said polyimide thin film is formed at a thickness of 0.01 to 0.5 μm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 3, in which said plasma atmosphere is formed by applying a radio frequency of 10-10 MHz to a coil electrode or RF electrode in a vacuum atmosphere and introducing a plasma-forming gas at a reduced pressure of 10 -3 to 10 -5 Torr.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 13, in which the heating is conducted at a temperature between 50° C. to 350° C.
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