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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1986
William M Clark, Jr, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Mark W Utlaut, Saugus, CA (US);
Robert G Behrens, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Eugene G Szklarz, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Edmund K Storms, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Robert P Santandrea, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Lynwood W Swanson, McMinnville, OR (US);
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, OR (US);
The United States of America as represented by the United States, , US;
Abstract
A liquid metal ion source and alloy, wherein the species to be emitted from the ion source is contained in a congruently vaporizing alloy. In one embodiment, the liquid metal ion source acts as a source of arsenic, and in a source alloy the arsenic is combined with palladium, preferably in a liquid alloy having a range of compositions from about 24 to about 33 atomic percent arsenic. Such an alloy may be readily prepared by a combustion synthesis technique. Liquid metal ion sources thus prepared produce arsenic ions for implantation, have long lifetimes, and are highly stable in operation.