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Title: Method for materials deposition by ablation transfer processing

Abstract

A method in which a thin layer of semiconducting, insulating, or metallic material is transferred by ablation from a source substrate, coated uniformly with a thin layer of said material, to a target substrate, where said material is desired, with a pulsed, high intensity, patternable beam of energy. The use of a patternable beam allows area-selective ablation from the source substrate resulting in additive deposition of the material onto the target substrate which may require a very low percentage of the area to be covered. Since material is placed only where it is required, material waste can be minimized by reusing the source substrate for depositions on multiple target substrates. Due to the use of a pulsed, high intensity energy source the target substrate remains at low temperature during the process, and thus low-temperature, low cost transparent glass or plastic can be used as the target substrate. The method can be carried out atmospheric pressures and at room temperatures, thus eliminating vacuum systems normally required in materials deposition processes. This invention has particular application in the flat panel display industry, as well as minimizing materials waste and associated costs.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. San Jose, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870375
Patent Number(s):
5508065
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05K - PRINTED CIRCUITS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; materials; deposition; ablation; transfer; processing; layer; semiconducting; insulating; metallic; material; transferred; source; substrate; coated; uniformly; target; desired; pulsed; intensity; patternable; beam; energy; allows; area-selective; resulting; additive; require; percentage; covered; placed; required; waste; minimized; reusing; depositions; multiple; substrates; due; remains; temperature; process; low-temperature; cost; transparent; glass; plastic; carried; atmospheric; pressures; temperatures; eliminating; vacuum; systems; normally; processes; particular; application; flat; panel; display; industry; minimizing; associated; costs; vacuum systems; metallic material; particular application; energy source; atmospheric pressure; deposition process; flat panel; deposition processes; target substrate; panel display; transparent glass; multiple target; transfer process; coated uniformly; parent glass; target substrates; normally require; atmospheric pressures; /427/

Citation Formats

Weiner, Kurt H. Method for materials deposition by ablation transfer processing. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Weiner, Kurt H. Method for materials deposition by ablation transfer processing. United States.
Weiner, Kurt H. Mon . "Method for materials deposition by ablation transfer processing". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870375.
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