Hydrophobic, conductive organic materials for metallic surfaces
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsBRANDON M. KOBILKA, JOSEPH KUCZYNSKI, JACOB T. PORTER, JASON T. WERTZ
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Abstract
A process of forming a hydrophobic, conductive barrier on a metallic surface includes coating the metallic surface with an organic, conductive material. The organic, conductive material includes a conductive group having two or more alkyne groups and a terminal thio group to bind the organic, conductive material to the metallic surface.
Claims20
A process of forming a hydrophobic, conductive barrier on a metallic surface, the process comprising:
- coating the metallic surface with an organic, conductive material, the organic, conductive material comprising:
- a conductive group including two or more alkyne groups;
- and
- a terminal thio group to bind the organic, conductive material to the metallic surface, wherein the organic, conductive material forms a hydrophobic, conductive barrier on the metallic surface.
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a metallic material;
- an organic, conductive material disposed on a surface of the metallic material, the organic, conductive material comprising:
- a conductive group including two or more alkyne groups;
- and
- a terminal thio group to bind the organic, conductive material to the surface of the metallic material,
- wherein the organic, conductive material forms a hydrophobic, conductive barrier on the surface of the metallic material.
A process of forming an article of manufacture having a porous, hydrophobic metallic surface, the process comprising:
- forming a porous metallic material;
- and
- coating the porous metallic material with an organic, conductive material to form a hydrophobic, conductive barrier on a surface of the porous metallic material, the organic, conductive material comprising:
- a conductive group including two or more alkyne groups;
- and
- a terminal thio group to bind the organic, conductive material to the surface of the porous metallic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.