IP Library Granted Patent US 12713843
Granted Patent B2
US 12713843 · App. 17/911,616 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Nitride laminate and manufacturing method of the same

Inventors: Masahiko Watanabe (Ibaraki, JP); Toshitaka Nakamura (Ibaraki, JP); Hironobu Machinaga (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
H10P14/2922C23C14/02C23C14/0617C23C14/35H10P14/22H10P14/3241H10P14/3416
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12713843
App. No.
17/911,616
Filed
Sep 14, 2022
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1784
USPC
428/698
Abstract

A nitride laminate, in which contamination in the nitride layer is suppressed and crystallinity is improved, is provided. A nitride laminate includes a polymer substrate, and a nitride layer provided on at least one of the surfaces of the polymer substrate. The nitride layer has a wurtzite crystal structure. The atomic proportion of oxygen in the nitride layer is 2.5 atm. % or less, and the atomic proportion of hydrogen in the nitride layer is 2.0 atm. % or less. The FWHM of the X-ray rocking curve of the nitride layer is 8 degree or less.

Claims (26)

1 . A nitride laminate comprising:

a polymer substrate;

a nitride layer provided on at least one of surfaces of the polymer substrate; and

a metal layer between the polymer substrate and the nitride layer,

wherein the nitride layer is in direct contact with the metal layer,

wherein the nitride layer has a wurtzite crystal structure,

wherein an atomic proportion of oxygen in the nitride layer is 2.5 atm. % or less, and an atomic proportion of hydrogen in the nitride layer is 2.0 atm. % or less, and

wherein a full width at half maximum of an X-ray rocking curve of the nitride layer is 8 degrees or less.

2 . The nitride laminate as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a material of the nitride layer is selected from aluminum nitride, gallium nitride, indium nitride, or a compound thereof.

3 . The nitride laminate as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the nitride layer contains aluminum nitride as a main component.

4 . The nitride laminate as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the polymer substrate is formed of a material selected from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polycarbonate (PC), acrylic resin, cycloolefin polymer, and polyimide (PI).

5 . The nitride laminate as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the nitride layer is from 10 nm to 10 μm.

6 . The nitride laminate as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the metal layer is formed of a metal having a body-centered cubic structure, including molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), lithium (Li), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), and a layered structure thereof, or a metal having a hexagonal close-packed structure, including titanium (Ti), hafnium (Hf), ruthenium (Ru), zirconium (Zr), cobalt (Co), and a layered structure thereof.

7 . A manufacturing method of a nitride laminate, comprising:

forming a metal layer over a polymer substrate;

forming a nitride layer over the metal layer and in direct contact with the metal layer by a high power impulse magnetron sputtering at a substrate temperature of 150° C. or lower,

wherein the nitride layer has a wurtzite crystal structure,

wherein an atomic proportion of oxygen in the nitride layer is 2.5 atm. % or less, and an atomic proportion of hydrogen in the nitride layer is 2.0 atm. % or less, and

wherein a full width at half maximum of an X-ray rocking curve of the nitride layer is 8 degrees or less.

8 . The manufacturing method as claimed in claim 7 ,

wherein degassing of a chamber is performed prior to film deposition of the nitride layer.