Ultra-bright passivated aluminum nano-flake pigments
    1.
    发明授权
    Ultra-bright passivated aluminum nano-flake pigments 有权
    超亮度钝化铝纳米片状颜料

    公开(公告)号:US09558679B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-31

    申请号:US14562437

    申请日:2014-12-05

    摘要: An organic release agent is vacuum deposited over a substrate and surface treated with a plasma or ion-beam source in a gas rich in oxygen-based functional groups to harden a very thin layer of the surface of the deposited layer in passivating environment. Aluminum is subsequently vacuum deposited onto the hardened release layer to form a very flat and specular thin film. The film is exposed to a plasma gas containing oxygen or nitrogen to passivate its surface. The resulting product is separated from the substrate, crushed to break up the film into aluminum flakes, and mixed in a solvent to separate the still extractable release layer from the aluminum flakes. The surface treatment of the release layer greatly reduces wrinkles in the flakes, improving the optical characteristics of the flakes. The passivation of the flake material virtually eliminates subsequent corrosion from exposure to moisture.

    摘要翻译: 将有机剥离剂真空沉积在基材上并用富含氧基官能团的气体中的等离子体或离子束源进行表面处理,以在钝化环境中硬化沉积层表面的非常薄的层。 铝随后真空沉积在硬化的剥离层上以形成非常平坦和镜面的薄膜。 该膜暴露于含有氧气或氮气的等离子体气体以钝化其表面。 将所得产物与基材分离,粉碎以将薄膜分解成铝薄片,并在溶剂中混合以将可提取的脱模层与铝薄片分离。 脱模层的表面处理大大减少了薄片的皱纹,提高了薄片的光学特性。 薄片材料的钝化实际上消除了暴露于水分后的后续腐蚀。

    Ultra-bright passivated aluminum nano-flake pigments
    2.
    发明授权
    Ultra-bright passivated aluminum nano-flake pigments 有权
    超亮度钝化铝纳米片状颜料

    公开(公告)号:US09082320B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US11335039

    申请日:2006-01-18

    摘要: An organic release agent is vacuum deposited over a substrate and surface treated with a plasma or ion-beam source in a gas rich in oxygen-based functional groups to harden a very thin layer of the surface of the deposited layer in a passivating environment. Aluminum is subsequently vacuum deposited onto the hardened release layer to form a very flat and specular thin film. The film is exposed to a plasma gas containing oxygen or nitrogen to passivate its surface. The resulting product is separated from the substrate, crushed to brake up the film into aluminum flakes, and mixed in a solvent to separate the still extractable release layer from the aluminum flakes. The surface treatment of the release layer greatly reduces wrinkles in the flakes, improving the optical chracteristics of the flakes. The passivation of the flake material virtually eliminates subsequent corrosion from exposure to moisture.

    摘要翻译: 将有机剥离剂真空沉积在基材上并用富含氧基官能团的气体中的等离子体或离子束源进行表面处理,以在钝化环境中硬化沉积层表面的非常薄的层。 铝随后真空沉积在硬化的剥离层上以形成非常平坦和镜面的薄膜。 该膜暴露于含有氧气或氮气的等离子体气体以钝化其表面。 将所得产物与基材分离,粉碎以将膜制成铝片,并在溶剂中混合以将可提取的脱模层与铝片分离。 剥离层的表面处理大大减少了薄片的皱纹,提高了薄片的光学特性。 薄片材料的钝化实际上消除了暴露于水分后的后续腐蚀。

    Inline passivation of vacuum-deposited aluminum on web substrate
    3.
    发明授权
    Inline passivation of vacuum-deposited aluminum on web substrate 有权
    真空沉积的铝在网状基材上的在线钝化

    公开(公告)号:US07807232B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-05

    申请号:US11586478

    申请日:2006-10-25

    IPC分类号: H05H1/24

    摘要: In a continuous in-vacuum process for the manufacture of a film metallized with aluminum, the aluminum layer is exposed to a passivating agent, inline, immediately after deposition and prior to rewinding of the film onto a take-up roller. Passivation is carried out by plasma treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere (oxygen, nitrogen or others). The resulting product exhibits no peel-off problems during unwinding of the take-up roller and greatly improved corrosion resistance.

    摘要翻译: 在用于制造用铝金属化的膜的连续真空过程中,铝层在沉积之后并且在将膜重新卷绕到卷取辊上之前立即暴露于钝化剂。 钝化通过在氧化气氛(氧气,氮气或其它)中等离子体处理进行。 所得产品在卷取辊的卷绕过程中不会出现剥离问题,并且极大地改善了耐腐蚀性。

    High-Surface Capacitor Electrode
    7.
    发明授权
    High-Surface Capacitor Electrode 有权
    高表面电容器电极

    公开(公告)号:US09165717B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-20

    申请号:US13753637

    申请日:2013-01-30

    摘要: A high surface area valve-metal capacitor electrode is formed on a moving substrate in vacuum by a continuous multilayer vapor-phase deposition process under conditions of substrate temperature and speed that produce continuously growing, uninterrupted dendritic structures. The process is carried out in an atmosphere of inert gas, preferably including He or Ar, with or without an impurity gas such as oxygen. The substrate may be a valve-metal foil or wire, a metal screen, a polymer film, an organic or inorganic fiber, or a composite material. The direction of motion of the moving substrate may be reversed during the deposition process in order to increase the porosity of the dendrites. The electrode may be passivated using an oxygen-containing plasma before exposure to air. The process may also be carried out under conditions that produce boundary-layer turbulence in order to promote the continuously growth of uninterrupted dendritic structures.

    摘要翻译: 在基板温度和速度的条件下,通过连续的多层气相沉积工艺在真空中在移动的基板上形成高表面积的阀 - 金属电容器电极,从而产生连续生长的,不间断的树枝状结构。 该方法在惰性气体气氛中进行,优选包括He或Ar,有或无杂质气体如氧气。 基材可以是阀 - 金属箔或金属丝,金属网,聚合物膜,有机或无机纤维或复合材料。 移动的衬底的运动方向可以在沉积过程中反转,以增加枝晶的孔隙率。 在暴露于空气之前,可以使用含氧等离子体来钝化电极。 该方法也可以在产生边界层湍流的条件下进行,以促进不间断的树枝状结构的连续生长。

    Boundary layer disruptive preconditioning in atmospheric-plasma process
    8.
    发明申请
    Boundary layer disruptive preconditioning in atmospheric-plasma process 审中-公开
    大气等离子体工艺中边界层破坏性预处理

    公开(公告)号:US20100062176A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US12283114

    申请日:2008-09-09

    IPC分类号: B05D3/14 B05C9/08

    摘要: The boundary layer of a substrate is exposed to a low-energy inert-gas atmospheric plasma that disrupts the layer's bonds, thereby permitting the removal of most oxygen from the surface of the substrate. The substrate is then passed through an exhaust section to remove the disrupted boundary layer prior to conventional plasma treatment. The subsequent plasma treatment is carried out in conventional manner in a substantially oxygen-free environment. As a result of the invention, the high surface-energy levels provided by plasma treatment are more lasting and plasma applications requiring a substantially oxygen-free environment are more efficient.

    摘要翻译: 衬底的边界层暴露于破坏层的键的低能惰性气体大气等离子体,从而允许从衬底的表面去除大部分氧。 然后在常规等离子体处理之前,将衬底通过排气部分以去除破裂的边界层。 随后的等离子体处理在常规方式中在基本上无氧的环境中进行。 作为本发明的结果,通过等离子体处理提供的高表面能级更持久,并且需要基本上无氧环境的等离子体应用更有效。

    Self-assembled functional layers in multilayer structures
    10.
    发明授权
    Self-assembled functional layers in multilayer structures 有权
    多层结构中的自组装功能层

    公开(公告)号:US08840970B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-23

    申请号:US13007639

    申请日:2011-01-16

    摘要: Functionalized multilayer structures are manufactured by a process whereby a substrate material is treated with a reactive-gas plasma to form an activated layer on the surface thereof, and then by depositing a liquid functional monomer on the activated layer to form a self-assembled functional layer. Any excess liquid monomer must be allowed to re-evaporate in order to obtain optimal functionality on the surface of the resulting structure. The deposition of the liquid layer is preferably carried out with high kinetic energy to ensure complete penetration of the monomer throughout the body of the substrate. For particular applications, prior to formation of the reactive layer the substrate may be coated with a high glass-transition temperature polymer or a metallic layer.

    摘要翻译: 功能化多层结构是通过以下方法制造的,其中基板材料用反应气体等离子体处理以在其表面上形成活化层,然后通过在活化层上沉积液体官能单体以形成自组装功能层 。 必须允许任何多余的液体单体再蒸发,以便在所得结构的表面上获得最佳的功能。 液体层的沉积优选以高动能进行,以确保单体完全渗透到基底的整个体内。 对于特定应用,在形成反应层之前,可以用高玻璃化转变温度聚合物或金属层涂覆基材。