Process for controlling alloy fractionation
CA 2044321 C · Owner: Elder, Fred A. · Inventors: Hordon, Monroe J.; Kowalczyk, Lawrence E.; Zukoski, Paul F.
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Disclosed is a process for treating particles of selenium alloy to reduce fractionation when the particles are subsequently vacuum evaporated onto a substrate which comprises (1) heating particles of an alloy of selenium and an alloying component selected from the group consisting of tellurium, arsenic, and mixtures thereof while said particles are exposed to oxygen; (2) exposing the particles to water vapor; and (3) subjecting the particles previously exposed to oxygen and water vapor to a vacuum. Also disclosed is a process which comprises (1) providing particles of an alloy of selenium and an alloying component selected from the group consisting of tellurium, arsenic, and mixtures …
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- Filed June 11, 1991 and granted March 18, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 11, 2011.
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