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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Ferencz Denes, Madison, WI (US);
Sorin Manolache, Madison, WI (US);
Luis Cruz-barba, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ferencz Denes, Madison, WI (US);
Sorin Manolache, Madison, WI (US);
Luis Cruz-Barba, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B05D 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Hard-carbon films with unique structures, methods for producing the films, and articles coated by the films are provided. These hard-carbon films are synthesized by the plasma surface treatment of a polymer substrate or a polymer-coated substrate in a plasma containing SFspecies, where x is less than 6, and may be produced under room temperature, low pressure environments.