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Wear-resistant electrically conductive body

US7344760B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2003
Grant dateMar 18, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C14/221
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for making a wear-resistant electrically conductive body having an electrically conductive diamond-like carbon coating, by ion-accelerating copper ions from a copper ion source onto a negatively charged electrically conductive body, and simultaneously ion-accelerating diamond-like carbon ions from a separate carbon ion source onto the negatively charged electrically conductive body. Also a dual ion-beam process for depositing a wear-resistant diamond-like carbon coating on a negatively charged electrically conductive surface by using an ion-beam to stabilize ionized carbon atoms that have been ion-accelerated onto the negatively charged electrically conductive surface.

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