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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Szuchain F. Chen, Hamden, CT (US);
Nicole A. Lasiuk, Niskayuna, NY (US);
John E. Gerfen, St. Charles, MO (US);
Peter R. Robinson, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Abid A. Khan, Ellisville, MO (US);
Szuchain F. Chen, Hamden, CT (US);
Nicole A. Lasiuk, Niskayuna, NY (US);
John E. Gerfen, St. Charles, MO (US);
Peter R. Robinson, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Abid A. Khan, Ellisville, MO (US);
GBC Metals, L.L.C., East Alton, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrically conductive material coated with a plurality of layers, includes a metal or metal alloy substrate; a barrier layer deposited on said substrate effective to inhibit diffusion of constituents of said substrate to said plurality of layers; a sacrificial layer deposited on said barrier layer effective to form intermetallic compounds with tin; a low resistivity oxide metal layer deposited on said sacrificial layer; and an outermost layer of tin or a tin-base alloy directly deposited on said low resistivity oxide metal layer.