Accession Number:

ADD014369

Title:

Method of Preparing a Thin Diamond Film.

Descriptive Note:

Patent application filed 18 Dec 89,

Corporate Author:

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Neifeld, Richard A.

Report Date:

1989-12-18

Pagination or Media Count:

8.0

Abstract:

This patent application provides a method of making a diamond thin film that will be characterized by high thermal conductivity, large band gap, and high electron mobility, or the properties that are desired for electronic devices. A thin diamond film is prepared by immersing a substrate in a liquid containing carbon and hydrogen and then subjecting the substrate to at least one laser pulse. Keywords Excimer laser pulses Methanol pyrolysis. edc

Descriptors:

• *DIAMONDS
• *PATENT APPLICATIONS
• *THIN FILMS
• CARBON
• ELECTRON MOBILITY
• ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
• EXCIMERS
• HIGH RATE
• HYDROGEN
• LASER APPLICATIONS
• MANUFACTURING
• LIGHT PULSES
• METHANOLS
• PULSED LASERS
• PYROLYSIS
• SUBSTRATES
• THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

Subject Categories:

• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Control of Production Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE