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Method of plasma-activated reactive deposition of electrically conducting multicomponent material from a gas phase

US5549937A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 1995
Grant dateAug 27, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C28/42
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Uniform electrically conducting multicomponent material is deposited on an electrically conducting substrate by means of a PCVD method. A plasma, for example a glow discharge plasma, a high frequency plasma or a microwave plasma is generated in a reaction space. The plasma is periodically reciprocated. Starting materials for the single components of the multicomponent material are added to a flowing gas phase. To obtain multicomponent material of the desired composition, the flowing gas phase is split into at least two flowing gas phases each comprising only starting materials for a single component of the multicomponent material. The separate gas phases are time sequentially applied to the plasma. The deposited multicomponent material may be subjected to a thermal treatment.

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