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Process for forming metal films by plasma sputtering

US5431794A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 1993
Grant dateJul 11, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31692
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A metal film high in reflectivity and excellent in adhesion to a synthetic resin substrate even in the case where the metal film is sufficiently thin, is formed on a surface of the substrate by sputtering a metal target by ions through an inert gas plasma in a vacuum vessel, wherein the substrate is covered with an electrostatic shield during the sputtering.

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