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US 11,993,822 B2Granted
Monocrystalline metal foil and manufacturing method therefor
AssigneesInstitute for Basic Science, Unist (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology)
InventorsRuoff Rodney S., Sunghwan Jin
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a monocrystalline metal foil and a monocrystalline metal foil manufactured thereby, the method comprising the steps of: fixing each of the ends of a polycrystalline metal foil to electrodes; and heat-treating the fixed polycrystalline metal foil to manufacture a monocrystalline metal foil.
Claims10
A method for manufacturing a monocrystalline metal foil, the method comprising:
- a) a step of fixing each end of a polycrystalline metal foil by electrodes, respectively;
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- b) a step of heat treating the fixed polycrystalline metal foil to manufacture a monocrystalline metal foil,
- wherein the step a) further comprises a step of keeping the polycrystalline metal foil straight with a minimized stress applied to the polycrystalline metal foil by moving one or more electrodes which are fixing each end of the polycrystalline metal foil, respectively, before the step b) of heat treating the fixed polycrystalline metal foil,
- wherein the ends of the polycrystalline metal foil are opposite two edges of the polycrystalline metal foil, and a non-fixed portion, which is a region of the polycrystalline metal foil except for regions fixed by the electrodes is free of contact with solid materials, and
- wherein heat treating is performed while maintaining the polycrystalline metal foil in a straightened state by moving the one or more electrodes by a movement distance no greater than to an increased length of the polycrystalline metal foil due to thermal expansion.
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