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Method of using siloxane polymers
Assignee: Gelest Inc
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Filing: 1997-09-03
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Granted: 1998-12-29
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Expires: 2017-09-03
Abstract
Abstract Silsesquioxane polymers that are useful for preparing SiO 2 -rich ceramic coatings are obtained as the polymeric reaction products from the hydrolysis and condensation of organosilanes having a β-substituted alkyl group. A preferred silsesquioxane polymer is the polymeric reaction product obtained from β-chloroethyltrichlorosilane. Coating compositions containing such silsesquioxane polymers dissolved in organic solvent may be applied to a substrate and converted to SiO 2 -rich ceramic thin layers by evaporating the solvent and heating the coated substrate at moderate temperatures.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry C. Arkles
- 👤 Donald H. Berry
- 👤 Lisa Kiernan Figge
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/04; C08G77/22; C08G77/24; C09; C09D; C09D183/00; C09D183/04; C09D183/08; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/02; C23C18/12; C23C18/1204; C23C18/1208; C23C18/1212; C23C18/122; C23C18/14; C23C18/143; H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/65; H10P14/6516; H10P14/6529; H10P14/6536; H10P14/6538; H10P14/69; H10P14/692; H10P14/6921; H10P14/6922; H10P14/6926; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6342; H10P14/66; H10P14/668; H10P14/6681; H10P14/6684; H10P14/6686; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of forming a SiO 2 -containing ceramic film on a substrate comprising applying a coating containing a siloxane polymer onto a substrate and processing the coated substrate in an atmosphere containing at least 0.5% relative humidity under conditions sufficient to convert the siloxane polymer into a SiO 2 -containing ceramic film, wherein the siloxane polymer comprises a polymeric reaction product containing at least about five up to about 75 silanol groups per 100 silicon atoms and obtained from the hydrolysis and condensation polymerization of an organosilane containing a β-substituted alkyl group, the organosilane having the general formula: R.sub.n SiX.sub.(4-n) where n is 1 or 2; X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, fluorine, and iodine, or an alkoxy selected from the group consisting of methoxy, ethoxy and propoxy substituents; and R is an alkyl group having at least one but not more than two β-substituents that are electronegative.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of forming a SiO 2 -containing ceramic film on a substrate comprising applying a coating containing a siloxane polymer onto a substrate and processing the coated substrate in an atmosphere containing at least 0.5% relative humidity under conditions sufficient to convert the siloxane polymer into a SiO 2 -containing ceramic film, wherein the siloxane polymer comprises a polymeric reaction product containing at least about five up to about 75 silanol groups per 100 silicon atoms and obtained from the hydrolysis and condensation polymerization of an organosilane containing a β-substituted alkyl group, the organosilane having the general formula: R.sub.n SiX.sub.(4-n) where n is 1 or 2; X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, fluorine, and iodine, or an alkoxy selected from the group consisting of methoxy, ethoxy and propoxy substituents; and R is an alkyl group having at least one but not more than two β-substituents that are electronegative.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the relative humidity is in the range of about 15% to about 100%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the coating containing the siloxane polymer further comprises the siloxane polymer dissolved in an organic solvent, the solvent being selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons and their epoxy-functional derivatives, glycol ethers, alkanes and their epoxy-functional derivatives, ketones, esters and orthoesters, chlorinated hydrocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons and alcohols.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the organic solvent is selected from the group consisting of diglyme, methoxypropanol and toluene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the organic solvent is diglyme and the solubility of the siloxane polymer in the organic solvent is at least 15% by weight, based on the weight of the solution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the coated substrate is heated to a temperature of about 150° C. to about 700° C. to convert the siloxane polymer into a SiO 2 -containing ceramic film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the coated substrate is exposed to ultraviolet irradiation to convert the siloxane polymer into a SiO 2 -containing ceramic film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein, in the general formula for the organosilane, R is an ethyl group or propyl group having at least one but not more than two β-substituents selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, methoxy and ethoxy.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the siloxane polymer further comprises at least one but not more than two α-substituents on the β-substituted alkyl group, the α-substituent being selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, fluorine, iodine, methoxy and ethoxy.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the α-substituent is the same as the β-substituent on the alkyl group of the siloxane polymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of claim 1 wherein, in the general formula for the organosilane, n is 1; X is a halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine and bromine or an alkoxy selected from the group consisting of methoxy and ethoxy substituents; and R is an ethyl group having at least one but not more than two β-substituents selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and fluorine and methoxy.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the siloxane polymer further comprises at least one but not more than two α-substituents on the β-substituted ethyl group, the α-substituent being selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, fluorine and methoxy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim of claim 12 wherein the α-substituent is the same as the β-substituent on the ethyl group.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric reaction product is obtained from the hydrolysis and condensation polymerization of β-chloroethyltrichlorosilane.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric reaction product contains about 20 to about 50 silanol groups per 100 silicon atoms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric reaction product is obtained from homopolymerization of the organosilane.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the polymeric reaction product is obtained from copolymerization of the organosilane with an alkoxysilane.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 17 wherein the alkoxysilane is selected from the group consisting of tetraethoxysilane, tetramethoxysilane, methoxytriethoxysilane, triethoxychlorosilane, bis(β-chloroethyl)dichlorosilane, bis(trimethoxysilyl)-ethane, methyltriethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, pentafluorophenyltriethoxysilane and tridecafluorooctyl-1H,2H,2H-octyltriethoxysilane.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the siloxane polymer further comprises a polymeric reaction product obtained from copolymerization of the organosilane with a hydride-functional silane selected from the group consisting of trichlorosilane and triethoxysilane.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the siloxane polymer further comprises a polymeric reaction product obtained from copolymerization of the organosilane with an organotrichlorosilane selected from the group consisting of ethyltrichlorosilane, methyltrichlorosilane and phenyltrichlorosilane.
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