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Method for forming coated monocrystalline products

US5180463A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateDec 21, 1989
Grant dateJan 19, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S117/919
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A polydiacetylene coating layer deposited upon an organic microcrystal. The coating has a large, uniform surface area which is monoriented and without cracks. The preferred embodiment utilizes for the monomer a layer of [1,6-di- n(carbazolyl)-2,4-hexadiyne] deposited by epitaxy onto an acid orthophthalate monocrystal of an alkali metal, ammonium or thallium. The process of the invention comprises cleaving the acid orthophthalate monocrystal along its (001) plane; depositing a diacetylenic monomer onto the cleaved face of the crystal by heat evaporation under vacuum conditions, and polymerizing the monomer upon the crystal face. The coated layer may thereafter be removed from the crystalline substrate by applying a composition such as, e.g., cabon or an acrylic polymer onto the coating to form a backing therefore and separating the resultant monoriented film from the crystal by at least partially immersing the coated crystal in water.

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