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MOLYBDENUM COATING PROCESS USING LIQUID METALLO-ORGANIC PRECURSORS

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 17434
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
410 Chipeta Way Suite 222
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
United States
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HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Joseph K. Weeks
 (801) 582-8080
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Abstract

A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR DEPOSITING REFRACTORY METAL COATINGS ON CERAMICS OR SEMICONDUCTORS IS SUGGESTED. THE PROCESS IS BASED UPON A LIQUID PRECURSOR WHICH COULD BE COATED ON SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS USING THE SAME TECHNIQUES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY USED FOR LIQUID RESIST COATINGS. AFTER BAKING, THE LIQUID PRECURSOR IS REDUCED TO A REFRACTORY METAL COATING IN HYDROGEN. UNLIKE METALLIZATION TECHNIQUES WHICH INVOLVE SPUTTERING OR CVD, THE PROCESS TAKES PLACE ENTIRELY AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, POTENTIALLY REDUCING THE COMPLEXITY AND COST OF METALLIZATION. ALSO, LARGER, COMPLEX SURFACES CAN BE COATEDPOTENTIALLY MORE EASILY THAN IS POSSIBLE BY VACUUM PROCESSES.

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