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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Clark I. Bright, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Clark I. Bright, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01); B05D 1/00 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01); C22C 5/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/08 (2006.01); C23C 14/20 (2006.01); C23C 14/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/0094 (2013.01); C22C 5/06 (2013.01); C23C 14/024 (2013.01); C23C 14/086 (2013.01); C23C 14/20 (2013.01); C23C 14/562 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process of forming optically clear conductive metal or metal alloy thin films is provided that includes depositing the metal or metal alloy film on a polycrystalline seed layer that has been deposited directly on a nucleation layer of metal oxide comprising zinc oxide. Also conductive films made by this process are provided. In some embodiments, the metal alloy thin films include silver/gold alloys.