Methods for making deposited films with improved microstructures
Abstract
Methods for improving microstructures of line-of-sight deposited films are described. Columnar growth defects ordinarily produced by geometrical shadowing during deposition of such films are eliminated without resorting to post-deposition thermal or mechanical treatments. The native, as-deposited coating qualities, including homogeneity, fine grain size, and high coating-to-substrate adherence, can thus be retained. The preferred method includes the steps of emitting material from a source toward a substrate to deposit a coating non-uniformly on the substrate surface, removing a portion of the coating uniformly over the surface, again depositing material onto the surface, but from a different direction, and repeating the foregoing steps. The quality of line-of-sight deposited films such as those produced by sputtering, progressively deteriorates as the angle of incidence between the flux and the surface becomes increasingly acute. Depositing non-uniformly, so that the coating becomes progressively thinner as quality deteriorates, followed by uniformly removing some of the coating, such as by resputtering, eliminates the poor quality portions, leaving only high quality portions of the coating. Subsequently sputtering from a different direction applies a high quality coating to other regions of the surface. Such steps can be performed either simultaneously or sequentially to apply coatings of a uniformly high quality,more »
- Inventors:
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- Richland, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864249
- Patent Number(s):
- 4336118
- Assignee:
- Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- methods; deposited; films; improved; microstructures; improving; line-of-sight; described; columnar; growth; defects; ordinarily; produced; geometrical; shadowing; deposition; eliminated; resorting; post-deposition; thermal; mechanical; treatments; native; as-deposited; coating; qualities; including; homogeneity; fine; grain; size; coating-to-substrate; adherence; retained; preferred; method; steps; emitting; material; source; substrate; deposit; non-uniformly; surface; removing; portion; uniformly; depositing; direction; repeating; foregoing; quality; sputtering; progressively; deteriorates; angle; incidence; flux; increasingly; acute; thinner; followed; resputtering; eliminates; poor; portions; leaving; subsequently; applies; regions; performed; simultaneously; sequentially; apply; coatings; closed; microstructure; three-dimensional; larger; planar; surfaces; planar surfaces; deposited coating; depositing material; preferred method; grain size; substrate surface; planar surface; deposited films; poor quality; coating uniformly; coating qualities; fine grain; improved microstructures; line-of-sight deposited; columnar growth; ordinarily produced; emitting material; deposited film; geometrical shadowing; growth defects; improving microstructures; mechanical treatment; defects ordinarily; /204/427/
Citation Formats
Patten, James W, Moss, Ronald W, and McClanahan, Edwin D. Methods for making deposited films with improved microstructures. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Patten, James W, Moss, Ronald W, & McClanahan, Edwin D. Methods for making deposited films with improved microstructures. United States.
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@article{osti_864249,
title = {Methods for making deposited films with improved microstructures},
author = {Patten, James W and Moss, Ronald W and McClanahan, Edwin D},
abstractNote = {Methods for improving microstructures of line-of-sight deposited films are described. Columnar growth defects ordinarily produced by geometrical shadowing during deposition of such films are eliminated without resorting to post-deposition thermal or mechanical treatments. The native, as-deposited coating qualities, including homogeneity, fine grain size, and high coating-to-substrate adherence, can thus be retained. The preferred method includes the steps of emitting material from a source toward a substrate to deposit a coating non-uniformly on the substrate surface, removing a portion of the coating uniformly over the surface, again depositing material onto the surface, but from a different direction, and repeating the foregoing steps. The quality of line-of-sight deposited films such as those produced by sputtering, progressively deteriorates as the angle of incidence between the flux and the surface becomes increasingly acute. Depositing non-uniformly, so that the coating becomes progressively thinner as quality deteriorates, followed by uniformly removing some of the coating, such as by resputtering, eliminates the poor quality portions, leaving only high quality portions of the coating. Subsequently sputtering from a different direction applies a high quality coating to other regions of the surface. Such steps can be performed either simultaneously or sequentially to apply coatings of a uniformly high quality, closed microstructure to three-dimensional or larger planar surfaces.},
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