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| United States Patent | 5,393,572 |
| Dearnaley | Feb. 28, 1995 |
Ion beam assisted method of producing a diamond like carbon coating
| Inventors: | Dearnaley; Geoffrey
(San Antonio, TX).
|
| Assignee: | Southwest Research Institute
(San Antonio, TX).
|
| Appl. No.: | 273,492 |
| Filed: | Jul. 11, 1994 |
| Intl. Cl.: | B05D 3/06; |
| U.S. Cl.: | 427/523.; 427/577.; |
| Field of Search: | 523;577;249;122
|
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Primary Examiner: King; Roy V.
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ion beam assisted method of producing a
diamond like carbon (DLC) coating on the surface of a material. More
particular, the invention relates to an ion beam assisted method using a
fullerene precursor to produce a DLC coating, wherein the chemical
composition of the ion beam and precursor are selectively chosen to
determine the physical properties of the DLC coating.
20 Claims,
4 Drawing Figures
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