Confined-Plume Chemical Deposition: Rapid Synthesis of Crystalline Coatings of Known Hard or Superhard Materials on Inorganic or Organic Supports by Resonant IR Decomposition of Molecular Precursors

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 131; no. 33; pp. 11744 - 11750
• Main Authors: Ivanov, Borislav L, Wellons, Matthew S, Lukehart, Charles M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 26.08.2009

A one-step process for preparing microcrystalline coatings of known superhard, very hard, or ultraincompressible ceramic compositions on either inorganic or organic supports is reported. Midinfrared pulsed-laser irradiation of preceramic chemical precursors layered between IR-transmissive hard/soft...