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Plasma surface treating method and apparatus

US5268056A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1992
Grant dateDec 7, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/3342
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a plasma surface treating method, a sample to be treated is supported on a first electrode within a vacuum vessel and a second electrode is caused to confront the first electrode. Active species of negative ions are then generated by means of a direct current glow discharge produced in an abnormal glow discharge region and are subsequently impinged upon a surface of the sample to induce a chemical reaction with the sample.

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