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Explosive crystallization in metal/silicon multilayer film

US4783379A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1987
Grant dateNov 8, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/12674
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a film comprising alternate layers of a metal such as zirconium and silicon. The film has a critical temperature at which the film can undergo explosive crystallization. The film undergoes explosive crystallization upon subjecting the film to an energy impulse at temperature equal to or greater than the critical temperature.

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