Conversion of fullerenes to diamonds

Title: Conversion of fullerenes to diamonds

Abstract

A method of forming synthetic diamond or diamond-like films on a substrate surface. The method involves the steps of providing a vapor selected from the group of fullerene molecules or an inert gas/fullerene molecule mixture, providing energy to the fullerene molecules consisting of carbon-carbon bonds, the energized fullerene molecules breaking down to form fragments of fullerene molecules including C.sub.2 molecules and depositing the energized fullerene molecules with C.sub.2 fragments onto the substrate with farther fragmentation occurring and forming a thickness of diamond or diamond-like films on the substrate surface.

Inventors:

Gruen, Dieter M ^[1]

1324 59th St., Downers Grove, IL 60515

Issue Date:: 1995-01-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 870136

Patent Number(s):: 5462776

Assignee:: Gruen, Dieter M. (1324 59th St., Downers Grove, IL 60515)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

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C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
C23C16/27 - Diamond only

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B32/26 - Preparation

C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
C23C14/221 - {Ion beam deposition

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H01J9/025 - {of field emission cathodes}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S423/39 - Fullerene, e.g. c60, c70 derivative and related process
Y10S427/106 - Utilizing plasma, e.g. corona, glow discharge, cold plasma

C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
C30B23/02 - Epitaxial-layer growth
C30B29/04 - Diamond

C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
C23C16/277 - {using other elements in the gas phase besides carbon and hydrogen
C23C14/0611 - {Diamond}
C23C16/274 - {using microwave discharges}
C23C14/0605 - {Carbon}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S427/102 - Fullerene type base or coating

C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
C30B25/105 - {by irradiation or electric discharge}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T428/30 - Self-sustaining carbon mass or layer with impregnant or other layer

C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
C30B33/00 - After-treatment of single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: conversion; fullerenes; diamonds; method; forming; synthetic; diamond; diamond-like; films; substrate; surface; involves; steps; providing; vapor; selected; fullerene; molecules; inert; gas; molecule; mixture; energy; consisting; carbon-carbon; bonds; energized; breaking; form; fragments; including; depositing; farther; fragmentation; occurring; thickness; forming synthetic; synthetic diamond; method involves; inert gas; substrate surface; fullerene molecules; carbon bond; molecules including; providing energy; method involve; /427/117/423/428/

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High-yield synthesis, separation, and mass-spectrometric characterization of fullerenes C60 to C266 journal, September 1991

Laser deposition of carbon clusters on surfaces: A new approach to the study of Fullerenes journal, December 1990

Delayed electron emission from photoexcited C 60 journal, November 1991

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journal, September 1991

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journal, December 1990

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journal, November 1991

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