Erosion resistant diamond-like nanocomposite coatings for optical components
AssigneeAdvanced Refractory Technologies, Inc.
InventorsVeniamin F. Dorfman, Arvind Goel, Donald J. Bray
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Abstract
An erosion resistant coating for optically transmissive substrates formed from a diamond-like nanocomposite structure which contains interpenetrating networks of a diamond-like carbon matrix stabilized by hydrogen, a silicone glass-like network stabilized by oxygen, and optionally, at least one network formed from elements and compounds from groups 1-7b and 8 of the periodic table.
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An erosion resistant material made from an optically transmissive substrate and an erosion resistant coating, said coating made from a class of diamond-like materials formed from interpenetrating networks, said networks comprising a first diamond-like carbon network stabilized by hydrogen, a second silicon network stabilized by oxygen and, optionally, at least one additional network of dopant elements, or compounds containing elements from groups 1-7b and 8 of the periodic table.
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