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Methods for forming composite coatings on MEMS devices

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OSTI ID:1531525

The present invention provides unique methods of coating and novel coatings for MEMS devices. In general a two step process includes the coating of a first silane onto a substrate surface followed by a second treatment with or without a second silane and elevated temperatures.

Research Organization:
MicroSurfaces, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
MicroSurfaces, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Patent Number(s):
7,201,937
Application Number:
10/641,547
OSTI ID:
1531525
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Self-Assembly Is Not the Only Reaction Possible between Alkyltrichlorosilanes and Surfaces:  Monomolecular and Oligomeric Covalently Attached Layers of Dichloro- and Trichloroalkylsilanes on Silicon journal September 2000
Molecular Orientation and Grafting Density in Semifluorinated Self-Assembled Monolayers of Mono-, Di-, and Trichloro Silanes on Silica Substrates journal November 2002
The Impact of Solution Agglomeration on the Deposition of Self-Assembled Monolayers journal October 2000
The influence of coating structure on micromachine stiction journal January 2001