摘要:
Processing an evacuated blood sample collection tube or other vessel by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition to apply a tie coating or layer (289), a barrier coating or layer (288), and optionally one or more additional coatings or layers. The tie coating or layer of SiOxCy is applied under partial vacuum and, while maintaining the partial vacuum unbroken in the lumen, the barrier coating or layer is applied. Then optionally, while maintaining the partial vacuum unbroken in the lumen, a pH protective coating or layer of SiOxCy can be applied. As a result of this processing, a coated vessel is produced having a lower gas permeation rate constant into the lumen than a corresponding vessel made by the same process except breaking the partial vacuum in the lumen between applying the tie coating or layer and applying the barrier coating or layer. Retention features are also described for keeping the vessels stoppered during exposure to reduced ambient pressure.
摘要:
In plasma activated chemical vapour deposition a plasma decomposition unit is used that is arranged in or connected to a vacuum vessel having a relatively low pressure or vacuum, to which an operating gas is provided. Periodically repeated voltage pulses are applied between the anode and the cathode of the plasma decomposition unit in such a manner that pulsed electric discharges are produced between the cathode and the surrounding anode of the plasma decomposition unit. The anode is arranged in a special way so that at least a portion thereof will obtain only an electrically conductive coating or substantially no coating when operating the unit. For that purpose, the anode includes a portion located in the direct vicinity of the free surface of the cathode. The portion is a flange or edge portion which is located or extends over margins of the free surface of the cathode. In that way, the anode will include a portion that is shielded for direct coating with particles from the plasma formed and that hence will obtain e.g. substantially no dielectric coating at all.
摘要:
A pulsed plasma deposition device, comprising an apparatus for generating a beam of electrons (3), a target (4) and a substrate (6), the apparatus (3) being suitable for generating a pulsed beam of electrons directed towards said target (4) to determine the ablation of the material of said target (4) in the form of a plasma plume (19) directed towards said substrate (6); the device comprises a transportation and focussing group (13) of the beam of electrons towards said target (4), arranged between said apparatus (3) and said target (4) and comprising a transportation cone (14), the transportation and focussing group (13) also comprising a focussing electrode (15) directly connected to the transportation cone (14) and shaped substantially like a loop; the axis of symmetry (16) of the focussing electrode (15) is perpendicular, or substantially perpendicular, to the surface of the target (4).
摘要:
A method for manufacturing an electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided, wherein high levels of prevention of charge-up and prevention of secondary reactions are achieved. In the manufacturing of an electrophotographic photosensitive member by applying an alternating voltage of a rectangular wave having a frequency of 3 kHz or more and 300 kHz or less between an electrode and a cylindrical base member so that the potential at one of the electrode and the cylindrical base member with respect to the potential at the other becomes alternately positive and negative, to decompose a raw material gas, and forming a deposited film on the cylindrical base member, one of the absolute value of the potential difference between the electrode and the cylindrical base member when a potential at one of the electrode and the cylindrical base member with respect to a potential at the other becomes positive and the absolute value of the potential difference between the electrode and the cylindrical base member when a potential at one of the electrode and the cylindrical base member with respect to a potential at the other becomes negative is a value less than the absolute value of a discharge maintaining voltage, and the other is a value greater than or equal to the absolute value of a discharge starting voltage.
摘要:
The method serves for the plasma treatment of container-like workpieces. The workpiece is inserted into an at least partially evacuable chamber of a treatment station. The plasma chamber is bounded by a chamber base, a chamber cover and a lateral chamber wall. The plasma treatment causes a coating to be deposited on the workpiece. The plasma is ignited by microwave energy. The coating consists at least of a gas barrier layer and a bonding layer arranged between the workpiece and the gas barrier layer. The gas barrier layer contains SiOx and the bonding layer contains carbon. The gas barrier layer is produced from a gas that contains at least one silicon compound and argon.
摘要:
Included are a vacuum chamber 10 having a substrate stage 12 that holds a substrate 100 and a plasma electrode 13 that is provided so as to face the substrate 100, a H 2 gas supply unit that supplies a H 2 gas to the vacuum chamber 10 at a constant flow rate during deposition, a SiH 4 gas supply unit that opens or closes a gas valve 25 to turn on or off the supply of a SiH 4 gas to the vacuum chamber 10 during deposition, a high-frequency power source 40 that applies a high frequency voltage to the plasma electrode 13, a shield box 20 that is connected to the ground so as to surround the plasma electrode 13 outside the vacuum chamber 10, and a control unit 60 that controls the opening or closing of the gas valve 25 such that the SiH 4 gas is periodically supplied to the vacuum chamber 10 and modulates the amplitude of high frequency power supplied to the plasma electrode 13 in synchronization with the opening or closing of the gas valve 25, and the gas valve 25 is provided in the shield box 20.