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Ion gun deposition and alignment for liquid-crystal applications

US6632483B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2000
Grant dateOct 14, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/30
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention includes a method of forming an aligned film on a substrate. The film is deposited and aligned in a single step by a method comprising the step of bombarding a substrate with an ion beam at a designated incident angle to simultaneously (a) deposit the film onto the substrate and (b) arrange an atomic structure of the film in at least one predetermined aligned direction.

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