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Title: Surface treatment of ceramic articles

Abstract

A process is disclosed for producing an article with improved ceramic surface properties including providing an article having a ceramic surface, and placing the article onto a conductive substrate holder in a hermetic enclosure. Thereafter a low pressure ambient is provided in the hermetic enclosure. A plasma including ions of solid materials is produced the ceramic surface of the article being at least partially immersed in a macroparticle free region of the plasma. While the article is immersed in the macroparticle free region, a bias of the substrate holder is biased between a low voltage at which material from the plasma condenses on the surface of the article and a high negative voltage at which ions from the plasma are implanted into the article. 15 figs.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
321204
Patent Number(s):
5851475
Application Number:
PAN: 8-667,502; CNN: Grant MSS-8996309; TRN: 99:003296
Assignee:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States); IBM, San Jose, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 22 Dec 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CERAMICS; SURFACE TREATMENTS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; ION IMPLANTATION; PLASMA PRODUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES

Citation Formats

Komvopoulos, K, Brown, I G, Wei, B, Anders, S, Anders, A, and Bhatia, C S. Surface treatment of ceramic articles. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Komvopoulos, K, Brown, I G, Wei, B, Anders, S, Anders, A, & Bhatia, C S. Surface treatment of ceramic articles. United States.
Komvopoulos, K, Brown, I G, Wei, B, Anders, S, Anders, A, and Bhatia, C S. Tue . "Surface treatment of ceramic articles". United States.
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abstractNote = {A process is disclosed for producing an article with improved ceramic surface properties including providing an article having a ceramic surface, and placing the article onto a conductive substrate holder in a hermetic enclosure. Thereafter a low pressure ambient is provided in the hermetic enclosure. A plasma including ions of solid materials is produced the ceramic surface of the article being at least partially immersed in a macroparticle free region of the plasma. While the article is immersed in the macroparticle free region, a bias of the substrate holder is biased between a low voltage at which material from the plasma condenses on the surface of the article and a high negative voltage at which ions from the plasma are implanted into the article. 15 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1998},
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