# US 5,705,226 A · Formation of magnesium vapor with high evaporation speed

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- Number: US 5,705,226 A
- Document ID: US5705226A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/622,822
- Filed: 1996-03-27
- Granted: 1998-01-06
- Earliest claimed: 1995-03-28
- Assignees: Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yasushi Fukui; Tadaaki Miono; Minoru Saito
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5705226A

## CPC

- C23C 14/243: {Crucibles for source material (C23C14/28, C23C14/30 take precedence)}
- C23C 14/16: on metallic substrates or on substrates of boron or silicon
- C23C: COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL (making metal-coated products by extrusion B21C23/22; covering with metal by connecting pre-existing layers to articles, see the relevant places, e.g. B21D39/00, B23K; metallising of glass C03C; metallising mortars, concrete, artificial stone, ceramics or natural stone C04B41/00; enamelling of, or applying a vitreous layer to, metals C23D; treating metal surfaces or coating of metals by electrolysis or electrophoresis C25D; single-crystal film growth C30B; by metallising textiles D06M11/83; decorating textiles by locally metallising D06Q1/04)

## Abstract

A Mg source 3 is received in a vessel 1 having an opening 8, and the vessel 1 is heated at 670.degree. C. or higher to effuse Mg vapor through the opening 8. Since the vessel 1 is filled with Mg vapor, Mg is evaporated from molten state under stable condition without fluctuations in evaporation speed. The Mg vapor is effectively consumed for vapor deposition. A reflector plate may be provided at the outlet of the opening 8, or a duct for introducing Mg vapor from the vessel to the surface of a substrate sheet may be provided. In order to evaporate Mg from stabilized molten state, operational conditions are preferably determined so as to satisfy the relationships of W.sub.1 /W.sub.2 <0.6.times.(P.sub.Mg /V.sup.3) and W.sub.1 /W.sub.2 <0.04.times.P.sub.Mg, wherein W.sub.1 represents the area (mm.sup.2) of the opening 8, W.sub.2 represents the evaporation surface area (mm.sup.2) of the Mg source 3, P.sub.Mg represents Mg vapor pressure (torr.) and V represents the degree of vacuum.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A Mg evaporation method comprising the steps of:
placing a Mg source in an evaporation vessel having an opening,
placing the evaporation vessel in at least one of a vacuum atmosphere and a decompressed N.sub.2 atmosphere such that the relationships of W.sub.1 /W.sub.2 (0.6.times.(P.sub.Mg /V.sup.3) and W.sub.1 /W.sub.2 (0.04.times.P.sub.Mg are satisfied, wherein W.sub.1 represents the area (mm.sup.2) of the opening, W.sub.2 represents the evaporation surface area (mm.sup.2) of the Mg source, P.sub.Mg represents the Mg vapor pressure (torr.) and V represents the degree of vacuum (torr.),
heating said vessel so as to fill said vessel with Mg vapor,
effusing the Mg vapor through said opening, and
directing the Mg vapor to a substrate sheet.

### Claim 2

A Mg evaporation method comprising the steps of:
placing a Mg source in a vessel having an opening;
heating said vessel to a temperature of at least about 670.degree. C. to form Mg vapor at a pressure sufficient to hold the Mg source in a molten state;
controlling evaporation of the Mg source such that the relationships of W.sub.1 /W.sub.2 (0.6.times.(P.sub.Mg /V.sup.3) and W.sub.1 /W.sub.2 (0.04.times.P.sub.Mg are satisfied, wherein W.sub.1 is the area (mm.sup.2) of the opening, W.sub.2 is the evaporation surface area (mm.sup.2) of the Mg source, P.sub.Mg is the Mg vapor pressure (torr.) and V is the mount of vacuum (torr.):
effusing the Mg vapor through the opening; and
depositing the Mg vapor on a substrate sheet.