Thin boron phosphide coating as a corrosion-resistant layer

Patent · Wed Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6206980

A surface prone to corrosion in corrosive environments is rendered anticorrosive by CVD growing a thin continuous film, e.g., having no detectable pinholes, thereon, of boron phosphide. In one embodiment, the film is semiconductive. In another aspect, the invention is an improved photoanode, and/or photoelectrochemical cell with a photoanode having a thin film of boron phosphide thereon rendering it anticorrosive, and providing it with unexpectedly improved photoresponsive properties.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: SNL; EDB-83-112346; ERA-08-036552
• Patent Number(s): None
• Application Number: ON: DE83013156
• OSTI ID: 6206980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360604* -- Materials-- Corrosion
Erosion
& Degradation
ANODES
BORON COMPOUNDS
BORON PHOSPHIDES
CHEMICAL COATING
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
COATINGS
CORROSION RESISTANCE
DEPOSITION
ELECTRODES
MATERIALS
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOTOANODES
PNICTIDES
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SURFACE COATING
SURFACES