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Method of making barrier layers

US7074640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2003
Grant dateJul 11, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10K2102/311
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention involves a low-temperature, photoresist-free method of fabricating a barrier layer on a flexible substrate. An embodiment involves the conversion of a precursor into a top-surface imaging layer during a direct patterning step. Preferred precursors are formed from a metal complex comprising at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of acac, carboxylato, alkoxy, azide, carbonyl, nitrato, amine, halide, nitro, and mixtures thereof and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Ba, La, Pr, Sm, Eu, Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au, Pb, Th, U, Sb, As, Ce, Mg, and mixtures thereof.

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