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Methods for forming smooth diamond-based mesa structures
Assignee: Kobe Steel USA Inc
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Filing: 1996-06-05
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2016-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A diamond-based structure includes a substrate, an adhesive material on a face of the substrate, and an array of spaced apart diamond mesas bonded to the substrate by the adhesive material. In particular, each of the diamond mesas can have a growth surface adjacent the substrate and an interfacial surface opposite the substrate, and the interfacial surface can be smooth relative to the growth surface. This structure can be fabricated by providing a sacrificial substrate, forming a plurality of diamond mesas on a face of the sacrificial substrate, bonding the diamond mesas to a transfer substrate, and removing the sacrificial substrate. Accordingly, the interfacial surfaces of the diamond, which are formed adjacent the sacrificial substrate and then exposed by removing the substrate are smooth.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian R. Stoner
- 👤 Joseph S. Holmes, Jr.
- 👤 David L. Dreifus
- 👤 Scott R. Sahaida
- 👤 Roy E. Fauber
- 👤 Michelle L. Hartsell
- 👤 Dean Malta
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 12:04
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P90/00; H10P90/19; H10P90/1904; H10P90/1906; H10P90/1914; H03; H03H; H03H3/00; H03H3/007; H03H3/08; H03H9/00; H03H9/02; H03H9/02535; H03H9/02543; H03H9/02582
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of spaced apart diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said spaced apart diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; and bonding said growth surface of each of said spaced apart diamond mesas to a transfer substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
76 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of spaced apart diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said spaced apart diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; and bonding said growth surface of each of said spaced apart diamond mesas to a transfer substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of removing said sacrificial substrate from said diamond mesas to thereby expose said interfacial surfaces of said diamond mesas opposite said transfer substrate.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; bonding said growth surface of each of said diamond mesas to a transfer substrate; removing said sacrificial substrate from said diamond mesas to thereby expose said interfacial surfaces of said diamond mesas opposite said transfer substrate; and forming a layer of a piezoelectric material on said exposed interfacial surfaces of said diamond mesas opposite said transfer substrate.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; bonding said growth surface of each of said diamond mesas to a transfer substrate; removing said sacrificial substrate from said diamond mesas to thereby expose said interfacial surfaces of said diamond mesas opposite said transfer substrate; and forming a layer of a piezoelectric material on said exposed interfacial surfaces of said diamond mesas opposite said transfer substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 3 further comprising the step of forming at least one pair of interdigitated electrodes on said layers of said piezoelectric material, thereby defining a surface acoustic wave device on each of said diamond mesas.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said bonding step comprises the steps of: dispensing an adhesive material between said diamond mesas and said transfer substrate; and joining said diamond mesas and said transfer substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of forming an adhesive protection layer between said adhesive material and said sacrificial substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said diamond mesa forming step comprises the steps of: selectively exposing portions of said sacrificial substrate; and selectively depositing diamond on said selectively exposed portions of said sacrificial substrate.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; and bonding said growth surface of each of said diamond mesas to a transfer substrate; wherein said diamond mesa forming step comprises the steps of: depositing diamond at a first deposition rate; and then depositing diamond at a second deposition rate, wherein said second deposition rate is high relative to said first deposition rate.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; and bonding said growth surface of each of said diamond mesas to a transfer substrate; wherein said diamond mesa forming step comprises the steps of: depositing diamond at a first deposition rate; and then depositing diamond at a second deposition rate, wherein said second deposition rate is high relative to said first deposition rate.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; bonding said growth surface of each of said diamond mesas to a transfer substrate; wherein said diamond mesa forming step comprises the steps of: forming a plurality of diamond mesa growth regions having a high density of diamond nucleation sites; and selectively depositing diamond on said mesa growth regions having said high density of diamond nucleation sites.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for forming a diamond-based structure comprising the steps of: providing a sacrificial substrate having a face; forming a plurality of diamond mesas on said face of said sacrificial substrate, wherein each of said diamond mesas has a respective interfacial surface adjacent said sacrificial substrate and a respective growth surface opposite said interfacial surface; bonding said growth surface of each of said diamond mesas to a transfer substrate; wherein said diamond mesa forming step comprises the steps of: forming a plurality of diamond mesa growth regions having a high density of diamond nucleation sites; and selectively depositing diamond on said mesa growth regions having said high density of diamond nucleation sites.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said bonding step comprises: dispensing an adhesive material between said diamond mesas and said transfer substrate; and joining said diamond mesas and said transfer substrate so that said adhesive material fills voids between said diamond mesas with a surface of said adhesive material adjacent said sacrificial substrate.
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