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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Nicole Herbots, Tempe, AZ (US);
Robert J. Culbertson, Tempe, AZ (US);
James Bradley, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Murdock Allen Hart, Tempe, AZ (US);
David Alexander Sell, Tempe, AZ (US);
Shawn David Whaley, Tempe, AZ (US);
Nicole Herbots, Tempe, AZ (US);
Robert J. Culbertson, Tempe, AZ (US);
James Bradley, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Murdock Allen Hart, Tempe, AZ (US);
David Alexander Sell, Tempe, AZ (US);
Shawn David Whaley, Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
Substrates may be bonded according to a method comprising contacting a first bonding surface of a first substrate with a second bonding surface of a second substrate to form an assembly; and compressing the assembly in the presence of an oxidizing atmosphere under suitable conditions to form a bonding layer between the first and second surfaces, wherein the first bonding surface comprises a polarized surface layer; the second bonding surface comprises a hydrophilic surface layer; the first and second bonding surfaces are different.