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Light controlled vapor deposition

US5449535A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 1994
Grant dateSep 12, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C14/18
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method is disclosed for depositing a substance on a substrate, including the following steps: providing the substrate in a deposition chamber, providing in the chamber a vapor of the substance, providing a buffer gas in the chamber, and directing a light beam at the substrate to control deposition of the substance by causing light induced drift.

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