Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090053491 | Coated Substrates and Methods for Their Preparation - Coated substrates containing at least one barrier layer comprising hydrogenated silicon oxycarbide having a density of at least 1.6 g/cm | 02-26-2009 |
20090130463 | Coated Substrates and Methods for their Preparation - Coated substrates comprising an inorganic barrier coating and an interfacial coating, wherein the interfacial coating comprises a cured product of a silicone resin having silicon-bonded radiation-sensitive groups; and methods of preparing the coated substrates. | 05-21-2009 |
20100178490 | ROLL-TO-ROLL PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD OF BARRIER LAYERS COMPRISING SILICON AND CARBON - The present invention provides method and process for forming a barrier layer on a flexible substrate. The continuous roll-to-roll method includes providing a substrate to a processing chamber using at least one roller configured to guide the substrate through the processing chamber. The process includes depositing a barrier layer adjacent the substrate by exposing at least one portion of the substrate that is within the processing chamber to plasma comprising a silicon-and-carbon containing precursor gas. The present invention is further directed to a coated flexible substrates comprising a barrier layer based on the structural unit SiC:H. The barrier layer possesses high density and low porosity. Still further, the barrier layer exhibits low water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) in the range of 10 | 07-15-2010 |
20130012087 | Cured Organopolysiloxane Resin Film Having Gas Barrier Properties and Method Of Producing The Same - A cured organopolysiloxane resin film having gas barrier properties comprising a fiber-reinforced film made of a hydrosilylation-cured organopolysiloxane resin and having a transparent inorganic layer selected from silicon oxynitride layer, silicon nitride layer, and silicon oxide layer formed on the fiber-reinforced film wherein a layer of cured organopolysiloxane that contains an organic functional group, silanol group, hydrosilyl group, or an organic group produced by the polymerization of polymerizable organic functional groups is interposed between said fiber-reinforced film and inorganic layer. Also, a method of producing this cured organopolysiloxane resin film having gas barrier properties. | 01-10-2013 |
20130187185 | Electronic Article and Method of Forming - An electronic article includes an optoelectronic semiconductor having a refractive index of 3.7±2 and a dielectric layer disposed on the optoelectronic semiconductor. The dielectric layer has a thickness of at least 50 μm and a refractive index of 1.4±0.1. The electronic article includes a gradient refractive index coating (GRIC) that is disposed on the optoelectronic semiconductor and that has a thickness of from 50 to 400 nm. The refractive index of the GRIC varies along the thickness from 2.7±0.7 to 1.5±0.1. The GRIC also includes a gradient of a carbide and an oxycarbide along the thickness. The carbide and the oxycarbide each independently include at least one silicon or germanium atom. The article is formed by continuously depositing the GRIC using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition in a dual frequency configuration and subsequently disposing the dielectric layer on the GRIC. | 07-25-2013 |
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20100092781 | Roll-To-Roll Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Method of Barrier Layers Comprising Silicon And Carbon - A method and process for forming a barrier layer on a flexible substrate are provided. A continuous roll-to-roll method includes providing a substrate to a processing chamber using at least one roller configured to guide the substrate through the processing chamber. The process includes depositing a barrier layer adjacent the substrate by exposing at least one portion of the substrate that is within the processing chamber to plasma comprising a silicon-and-carbon containing precursor gas. Also provided is a coated flexible substrate comprising a barrier layer based on the structural unit SiC:H, or SiOC:H, or SiOCN:H. The barrier layer possesses high density and low porosity. The barrier layer exhibits low water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) in the range of 10 | 04-15-2010 |
20100284088 | DICHROIC FILTERS FORMED USING SILICON CARBIDE BASED LAYERS - The present invention provides a method of forming a flexible dichroic optical filter. The method comprises depositing a plurality of pairs of layers adjacent a substrate. Each of the plurality of pairs of layers includes a first layer formed of a silicon-and-carbon containing material having a first index of refraction and a second layer formed of a silicon-and-carbon containing material having a second index of refraction that is different than the first index of refraction. | 11-11-2010 |
20150218443 | METHOD OF IMPROVING PHOTOLUMINESCENCE OF SILICON NANOPARTICLES - A method of improving the photoluminescence of silicon nanoparticles is provided along with a description of the silicon nanoparticle compositions prepared therefrom. The method generally comprises exposing a composition comprising silicon nanoparticles having a mean particle diameter not greater than 5 nm and a fluid to a non-ambient condition selected from (i) elevated temperature, (ii) elevated humidity, (iii) elevated pressure exerted by an oxygen-containing gas, (iv) a hydrogen plasma, (v) hydrogen gas, (vi) ultraviolet radiation, and (vii) and a combination of at least two of (i)-(vi). Optionally, the silicon nanoparticles may be prepared by a gas phase reaction. The exposure of the silicon nanoparticle compositions to the non-ambient condition results in improved photoluminescence. In particular, the exposed nanoparticles exhibit increased maximum emission intensity and luminescent quantum efficiency. Moreover, these improvements are accompanied by a blue shift in the emitted light to a shorter wavelength. | 08-06-2015 |