Metal nanolaminate composite
First Claim
1. A metal-polymer laminate wherein at least 50% of the weight comprises at least one metal component, said metal-polymer laminate having at least 1,000 alternating metal and polymer layers and produced in a vacuum environment by successive, sequential deposition of the metal and polymer layers, wherein each metal layer has a thickness of at least 20 nm, wherein each polymer layer has a thickness of at least 20 nm, and wherein the ratio of the metal layer thickness to the polymer layer thickness is at least 0.9.
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Abstract
Metal-polymer nanolaminate products are fabricated from a bulk nanolaminate material composed of thousands of alternating metal and polymer layers. The nanolaminate material is produced by a prior art ultra high speed vacuum nanotechnology process that forms metal layers separated by radiation cross linked multifunctional acrylate polymer materials. The polymer to metal ratio in the nanolaminate composite can be successfully controlled. The polymer chemistry in the nanolaminate can be varied to incorporate a broad range of functional groups. The nanolaminate products are safe to handle and are environmentally and chemically stable at least up to 250° C. A change in polymer chemistry can be used to lower or enhance the thermal degradation point of the polymer material.
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- 1. A metal-polymer laminate wherein at least 50% of the weight comprises at least one metal component, said metal-polymer laminate having at least 1,000 alternating metal and polymer layers and produced in a vacuum environment by successive, sequential deposition of the metal and polymer layers, wherein each metal layer has a thickness of at least 20 nm, wherein each polymer layer has a thickness of at least 20 nm, and wherein the ratio of the metal layer thickness to the polymer layer thickness is at least 0.9.
- 7. A metal-polymer-liquid laminate wherein at least 50% of the weight is comprised of one or more metal components, having at least 1000 alternating metal and polymer layers, having at least one liquid layer, and which is produced in a vacuum environment by successive, sequential deposition of the metal and polymer layers, wherein each metal layer has a thickness of least 20 nm, wherein each polymer layer has a thickness of at least 20 nm, each liquid layer has a thickness of less than 20 nm, and the ratio of the metal layer thickness to the polymer layer thickness is at least 0.9.
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