Coating processes – Direct application of electrical – magnetic – wave – or... – Electrical discharge
Patent
1996-03-27
1998-10-27
Pianalto, Bernard
Coating processes
Direct application of electrical, magnetic, wave, or...
Electrical discharge
4271263, 4272553, H01T 1400
Patent
active
058275800
ABSTRACT:
A low temperature process is disclosed for forming metal suboxides on substrates by cathodic arc deposition by either controlling the pressure of the oxygen present in the deposition chamber, or by controlling the density of the metal flux, or by a combination of such adjustments, to thereby control the ratio of oxide to metal in the deposited metal suboxide coating. The density of the metal flux may, in turn, be adjusted by controlling the discharge current of the arc, by adjusting the pulse length (duration of on cycle) of the arc, and by adjusting the frequency of the arc, or any combination of these parameters. In a preferred embodiment, a low temperature process is disclosed for forming an electrically conductive metal suboxide, such as, for example, an electrically conductive suboxide of titanium, on an electrode surface, such as the surface of a nickel oxide electrode, by such cathodic arc deposition and control of the deposition parameters. In the preferred embodiment, the process results in a titanium suboxide-coated nickel oxide electrode exhibiting reduced parasitic evolution of oxygen during charging of a cell made using such an electrode as the positive electrode, as well as exhibiting high oxygen overpotential, resulting in suppression of oxygen evolution at the electrode at full charge of the cell.
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Anders Andre
Anders Simone
Brown Ian G.
Kong Fanping
McLarnon Frank R.
Martin Paul R.
Pianalto Bernard
Regents of the University of California
Taylor John P.
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