EP4267682A1 - Procede de preparation de couches minces, notamment par la technique sol-gel - Google Patents
Procede de preparation de couches minces, notamment par la technique sol-gelInfo
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- EP4267682A1 EP4267682A1 EP21848270.1A EP21848270A EP4267682A1 EP 4267682 A1 EP4267682 A1 EP 4267682A1 EP 21848270 A EP21848270 A EP 21848270A EP 4267682 A1 EP4267682 A1 EP 4267682A1
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- the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of thin layers, in particular by the sol-gel technique.
- thin layer herein, is meant a layer with a thickness of 5 nm to 300 nm, preferably 80 to 220 nm,
- These thin layers may in particular be thin layers having optical properties, or alternatively layers having hydrophobic, hydrophilic, anti-fogging properties, or abrasion or scratch resistance properties.
- These thin layers can be deposited on an organic or inorganic, mineral substrate, for example a substrate made of an organic polymer or a substrate made of an inorganic glass.
- the optical properties can for example be antireflection properties or reflective properties.
- these thin layers are commonly used in optical systems, such as lasers or astronomical instruments, to minimize the losses of radiation by reflection, to concentrate and focus the light energy or to protect certain absorbent elements.
- sol-gel deposition methods one method consists in preparing colloidal treatment solutions, and in depositing these solutions on a substrate.
- this method consists in preparing a stable and homogeneous suspension of solid particles (namely colloids), in particular of a metal oxide or of a metalloid oxide such as silica, dispersed in a liquid solvent, this suspension constituting what is called a "soil”.
- This sol is deposited on the substrate, and the sol solvent is then allowed to evaporate to form a "gel” on the substrate.
- the solvent used In order for thin layers to be produced, the solvent used must be volatile enough to evaporate easily and lead to a deposit of solid particles on the substrate.
- the refractive index of this deposit of solid particles determines the optical properties thereof.
- dip-shrink, spin-coating and laminar-coating are the three main techniques used to prepare coatings with optical properties by the sol-gel route by ensuring precise control of the thickness of the sol deposited to within a few nanometers.
- the solvent generally adopted is ethanol, because it is the solvent which has commonly been used for the synthesis of colloids, and because it is a solvent which dries quickly.
- Document [1] moreover describes a process for manufacturing thin layers exhibiting optical properties, in which a colloidal solution is prepared, for example a colloidal solution of silica.
- the solvent for the colloidal solution is chosen from aliphatic alcohols of 1 to 4C, such as ethanol.
- the colloidal solution is deposited on a substrate using a coating roller in translation.
- a meniscus of colloidal suspension forms at the periphery of the coating cylinder and ensures the deposition of a thin layer of the colloidal suspension on the substrate.
- the alcohols such as ethanol, used as solvent in the three aforementioned techniques and in the process of document [1], however, have the disadvantage of being flammable.
- Document [2] therefore proposes to replace, in colloidal silica sols, ethanol with a mixture based on water and ethanol, but changing the solvent affects the quality of the deposit with the three techniques mentioned above. .
- Document [3] describes an aqueous method of antireflection deposits which are produced by dip-removal on conductive oxide glasses of dye-sensitized solar cells.
- the solutions used include silicon oxide SiO 2 and sodium oxide Na 2 O at different SiO 2 / Na 2 O molar ratios.
- the deposits are rinsed to reduce the presence of sodium ions in the final deposit.
- the gain in transmission for a face (3.2%) does not provide the quality required for an application to power lasers (4% minimum gain in transmission).
- the deposition process by spin coating also has a certain number of other disadvantages. Indeed, the coated substrates are limited to substrates of smaller dimensions, and the corners of the square or rectangular substrates are not correctly coated.
- the dip-withdrawal technique for its part, has the particular drawback of requiring the preparation of large quantities of solution to immerse the substrate to be treated.
- the laminar coating technique is essentially limited to the coating of flat substrates.
- the spraying technique more precisely the ultrasonic spraying technique, makes it possible to obtain layers having a homogeneity comparable to that of a layer deposited by spin coating.
- spin-coating The root mean square roughness is thus 3.6 nm for the layers deposited by the sputtering technique, while it is 1.2 nm for the layers deposited by the spin coating technique.
- Document [6] relates to a process for preparing an optical layer of uniform thickness on a substrate, in which the substrate is sprayed with a coating composition prepared by the sol-gel process, comprising an inorganic compound or a organically modified inorganic compound and a liquid phase comprising a high boiling point solvent. A wet film is thus formed which is then heat treated to form the optical layer which may have a thickness of 100 nm to 10 ⁇ m.
- the organically modified inorganic compound can consist of nanometric particles of inorganic oxide on which there are polymerizable or polycondensable surface groups.
- the solvent can be chosen from glycols, glycol ethers, polyglycols, polyglycol ethers, polyols, terpenes, and mixtures thereof.
- Document [7] describes the preparation of SiO 2 antireflection coatings by sputtering a sol onto glass substrates.
- the sol is prepared by mixing TEOS, ethanol, deionized water and ammonia to obtain a base-catalyzed sol.
- the pulverized sol is synthesized by mixing the base-catalyzed sol with ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, n-butanol, and 1,3-butanediol.
- the deposits obtained have comparable roughnesses, namely 1.42 nm for the deposits obtained by spraying and 1.55 nm for the deposits obtained by dipping-removal.
- the sputtering technique makes it possible to obtain thin optical layers having good transmission properties, it does not make it possible to obtain layers without defects, of optical quality, in particular on large substrates.
- this technique uses flammable and/or toxic solvents.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a process for the preparation of thin layers by the sol-gel route which meets, among other things, the needs listed above.
- a process for preparing a thin layer on at least one surface of a solid substrate comprising the following successive steps: a) spraying on the surface : a colloidal suspension comprising solid nanoparticles (or colloids) of an inorganic compound dispersed in a solvent, whereby a wet layer of the colloidal suspension is obtained on the surface; or a suspension comprising an inorganic compound in a polymeric form in a solvent, whereby a wet layer of the suspension of the inorganic compound in a polymeric form is obtained on the surface; or a solution or suspension of an organic polymer in a solvent, whereby a wet layer of the solution or suspension of the organic polymer is obtained on the surface; b) drying of the wet layer; c) optionally, heat treatment of the wet layer having undergone the drying step; whereby the thin layer is obtained; process characterized in that: the solvent comprises at least 95% by mass of water, preferably 100% by mass of
- the drying is carried out in a static atmosphere, in particular without circulation, flow of air or any other gas on and around the surface; preferably, the drying is carried out in a closed, hermetic enclosure in which there is no circulation, flow of air or of any other gas.
- the solvent such as pure water (in the case where the solvent comprises 100% by mass of water, consists of water), represents at least 95% by mass, preferably at least 96, 97 , 98, 99%, 99.9% by mass of the total mass of the colloidal suspension comprising solid nanoparticles (or colloids) of an inorganic compound dispersed in a solvent, or of the suspension comprising an inorganic compound in a polymeric form in a solvent, or the solution or suspension of the organic polymer.
- colloidal sol for example colloidal silica sol.
- colloidal sol is widely used in this field of art, and has a widely accepted meaning.
- polymeric sol The suspension comprising an inorganic compound in polymeric form in a solvent is commonly referred to as polymeric sol, for example polymeric silica sol or polymeric silica sol.
- polymeric sol is widely used in this area of the art and has a widely accepted meaning.
- the inorganic compound is in the form of an inorganic-organic hybrid polymer. It is in this form that it is at the time of spraying. This hybrid compound completes its conversion into an inorganic compound during drying and then during heat treatment.
- step c) The solution or suspension of an organic polymer in a solvent can be referred to as an organic suspension or solution.
- the optional heat treatment of step c) can in particular be carried out in the case where, during step a), spraying of a suspension comprising an inorganic compound in a polymeric form in a solvent, in other words the spraying a polymeric soil.
- the process according to the invention can be defined as being a process for preparing a thin layer by the sol-gel technique.
- the nanoparticles of the colloidal sol can generally have a larger average dimension, such as an average diameter, in the case of spherical or spheroidal particles, of 5 to 40 nm, preferably of 5 to 20 nm, more preferably of 10 to 18 or 19 nm.
- the thickness of the thin layer can be from 5 nm to 300 nm, preferably from 80 to 220 nm.
- the process according to the invention differs fundamentally from the processes for preparing a thin layer, in particular the processes for preparing a thin layer by the sol-gel route, of the prior art, as represented in particular by the documents cited above, in that it implements, to deposit a colloidal or polymeric suspension of an inorganic compound, or even a suspension or solution of an organic polymer, a specific technique, namely a spraying technique ("spray-coating"), and further in that the solvent of this colloidal or polymeric suspension or of this solution or suspension of an organic polymer is a specific solvent, namely an aqueous solvent comprising at least 95 % by mass of water, preferably 100% by mass of water.
- aqueous sols or aqueous solutions or suspensions in a spraying technique to prepare thin layers, in particular thin layers of optical quality, in particular on large substrates (i.e. with a surface on which the deposition is carried out of the ground with a size greater than 400 cm 2 ) is neither described nor suggested in the prior art, as represented in particular by the documents cited above.
- the method according to the invention does not have the drawbacks, defects, limitations and disadvantages of the methods of the prior art, in particular of the methods of spray deposition of the prior art, and it provides a solution to the problems of the methods of the prior art.
- the process according to the invention implements, surprisingly, the technique of spraying with aqueous colloidal or polymeric suspensions, or with aqueous solutions or suspensions of organic polymers, and makes it possible to prepare thin layers, in particular thin layers having a homogeneous, uniform thickness, in particular thin layers of optical quality.
- This control of the thickness of the thin layer is the essential and advantageous characteristic which fundamentally differentiates the process according to the invention from the processes of the prior art.
- this control of the thickness of the thin layer is made possible in particular by controlling the evaporation of the solvent, namely essentially water, during the drying step which is carried out in a static atmosphere, in particular without circulation, flow of air or any other gas on and around the surface; preferably, the drying is carried out in a closed, hermetic enclosure in which there is no circulation, flow of air or of any other gas, as described below.
- a drying step carried out, according to the invention, in a static atmosphere, is neither described nor suggested in the prior art, as represented in particular by the documents cited above.
- Such a drying step carried out in a static atmosphere brings unexpected effects and advantages, since it therefore makes it possible to prepare thin layers, in particular thin layers having a homogeneous, uniform thickness, in particular thin layers of optical quality.
- layer having a homogeneous, uniform thickness is generally meant a layer with a variation in its thickness not exceeding 5 nm, preferably not exceeding 2 nm over the whole, the entire surface, for a thickness of the layer thin greater than or equal to 50 nm.
- thin layer of "optical quality” we generally mean that: This layer has a homogeneous, uniform thickness as defined above, and
- This layer shows no diffusion.
- the nanoparticles must be sufficiently small compared to the wavelength or wavelengths at which the layer must perform its function.
- the average size, such as the average diameter, of the nanoparticles must be at least 10 times lower than the smallest working wavelength used, to which the layer is exposed, and preferably at least 20 times lower than this wave length.
- the average size such that the diameter of the nanoparticles must not exceed 37 nm and preferably not exceed 18.5 nm.
- the method according to the invention makes it possible, surprisingly, to prepare thin layers, in particular thin layers having a homogeneous, uniform thickness, in particular thin layers of optical quality, over all of large surfaces, namely surfaces of a size greater than or equal to 400 cm 2 , for example on square surfaces defined by sides with a length greater than or equal to 200 millimeters.
- a layer with a thickness of such precision controlled for example to within 5 nm, better still within 2 nm, for a thickness of the thin layer greater than or equal to 50 nm), and in particular with such optical quality could not be obtained on a large surface and not only on a "small" surface.
- the thin layers prepared by the method according to the invention are generally continuous and the entire surface is well coated with a thin layer.
- the method according to the invention has many advantages over the methods of the prior art.
- One of the first advantages of the method according to the invention is that it completely eliminates the risks of flammability due to the use in the methods of the prior art of flammable solvents, such as ethanol.
- the colloidal or polymeric solution, or the solution or suspension of organic polymer implemented according to the invention contains an aqueous solvent comprising at least 95% by mass of water, preferably 100% by mass of water
- This solvent therefore has a flash point greater than 60°C, and therefore falls into the category of non-flammable solvents according to the CLP regulation (EC) n°1272/2008 amended).
- the aqueous solvent used in the process according to the invention is not toxic or harmful.
- water which constitutes at least 95% by mass of the solvent of colloidal or polymeric soils, or solutions or suspensions of an organic polymer, implemented according to the invention, has a boiling temperature and an enthalpy of vaporization at room temperature higher than ethanol, which allows, for the same volumes of soil, solution or suspension, to slow down drying. Slower drying makes it possible to limit the residual stresses and thus to obtain better quality layers.
- the spraying technique consumes small quantities of soil, suspension or solution, much lower than in the other techniques, which reduces the costs of the process.
- sol, suspension or solution make it possible to coat a single face at a time, authorizing the production of asymmetrical coatings.
- the spraying technique uses only the amount of soil, solution, or suspension strictly necessary for the deposit.
- the layer deposited on both sides of a substrate has exactly the same composition and the same thickness on each of the two sides. In other words, it is exactly the same layer which is deposited on each of the faces of the substrate.
- the spraying technique makes it possible to deposit layers of different thickness and/or composition on each of the faces and therefore allows a wide variety of deposits.
- the spraying technique is similar to the “spin-coating” centrifugal coating technique.
- the inorganic compound can be an inorganic oxide such as a metal or metalloid oxide, an inorganic fluoride such as a metal or metalloid fluoride, an inorganic oxyhydroxide, such as a metal or metalloid oxyhydroxide or a mixture of these.
- Oxides also include mixed oxides, fluorides also include mixed fluorides, and oxyhydroxides also include mixed oxyhydroxides.
- the inorganic oxide can be chosen from oxides of silicon such as SiO 2 , aluminum, titanium such as TiO 2 , zirconium such as ZrO 2 , hafnium such as HfO 2 , thorium such as ThO 2 , tantalum such as Ta 2 O 5 , niobium such as Nb 2 O 5 , yttrium, scandium, lanthanum, lead, boron, cerium, molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, P 2 O 5 , alkali metal oxides, alkaline earth metal oxides, mixtures of said oxides and mixed oxides of two or more of the aforementioned elements; the inorganic oxyhydroxide can be chosen from metal oxyhydroxides such as AIOOH; and the inorganic fluoride can be chosen from alkaline earth metal fluorides, such as CaF 2 and MgF 2 .
- the organic polymer can be chosen from polymers that can be synthesized or are soluble in water such as polyvinyl alcohols or poloxamers such as Pluronic® F-108, and suspension polymers of the latex type.
- the concentration of nanoparticles of an inorganic compound in the colloidal solution, or the concentration of inorganic compound in a polymeric form of the suspension comprising an inorganic compound in a polymeric form, or the concentration of organic polymer in the solution or suspension of the organic polymer can be 0.1% to 1% by mass.
- the colloidal solution, or the suspension comprising an inorganic compound in a polymeric form, or the solution or suspension of an organic polymer can have a surface tension of 20 to 73 mN.m.
- the colloidal solution, or the suspension comprising an inorganic compound in a polymeric form, or the solution or suspension of an organic polymer can also comprise an additive chosen in particular from surfactants, thickening agents, and agents thinners.
- the surfactants can be chosen, for example, from TritonTM X-100 (Polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether) or Brij® L4 (Polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether).
- wetting agents surfactants
- the other additives may, however, possibly play a role, such as thickening agents or thinning agents which influence the viscosity of the sol and impact the quality of the deposit.
- the organic polymer such as a poloxamer, may already have surfactant properties, in which case the addition of a surfactant is then not necessary.
- this colloidal sol may also comprise a water-soluble binder polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).
- PVA polyvinyl alcohol
- the surface is a large surface, namely a surface of at least 400 cm 2 . It can be for example a square-shaped surface with sides of at least 200 mm.
- one or more of the following parameters can be controlled so as to form a wet layer (of the colloidal suspension, or of the comprising an organic compound in a polymeric form, or of the solution or suspension of an organic polymer) continuous and of homogeneous thickness: flow rate of the colloidal suspension, or of the suspension comprising an organic compound in a polymeric form, or of the solution or suspension of an organic polymer, feeding a spray head with which the spraying is carried out, speed of displacement of the spray head, distance between the spray head and the surface, trajectory described by the spray head.
- spray parameters preferably all of the following parameters
- the thickness of the wet layer of the colloidal suspension, or of the suspension comprising an organic compound in a polymeric form, or of the solution or suspension of an organic polymer can be from 10 to 150 ⁇ m, preferably from 10 pm to 120 pm.
- the drying can be carried out at a temperature of 18 to 50° C., for a period of 10 minutes to 90 minutes, preferably 30 to 60 minutes, more preferably 30 to 40 minutes.
- the drying is carried out in a static atmosphere, in particular without circulation, flow, of air or of any other gas on and around the surface.
- the drying is carried out in a closed, hermetic enclosure in which there is no circulation, flow of air or of any other gas.
- This enclosure may comprise one or more caulked doors, in particular at the corners, and a barrier obstructing the flow of air (anti-air barrier) may be placed behind this or these doors.
- a heat treatment can be carried out on the wet layer having undergone the drying step, in particular in the case where during step a) a suspension comprising a organic compound in a polymeric form.
- This heat treatment step makes it possible, in the case where a polymeric sol has been sprayed, to transform the inorganic-organic hybrid polymer into a completely inorganic, mineral polymer.
- This heat treatment is generally different, distinct from drying, and is carried out at a temperature higher than that used during drying.
- This heat treatment can thus be carried out at a temperature of 100 to 200° C., preferably 100 to 150° C., for a period of 30 minutes to 2 hours, preferably 60 minutes.
- the thin layer can be a layer with optical properties, a hydrophobic layer, a hydrophilic, anti-fogging layer, or a layer having abrasion or scratch resistance properties.
- the optical properties can be, for example, antireflection properties or reflective properties or polarizing properties.
- a person skilled in the art will know how to choose the conditions of the process according to the invention, and in particular the inorganic compound and the thickness of the layer, to obtain a thin layer exhibiting the desired properties, for example the desired optical properties.
- those skilled in the art will know how to choose the conditions of the process according to the invention to obtain a thin layer having the desired refractive index according to the desired optical properties which are determined by this refractive index.
- antireflection layers are generally silica layers.
- the thin layers prepared by the process according to the invention can in particular be antireflection layers.
- These antireflection layers can be antireflection layers of a coating subjected to laser radiation or to other radiation (visible, IR, UV, etc.).
- the process according to the invention makes it possible, in fact, to produce antireflection coatings by the sputtering technique, which are compatible with an application by lasers.
- the invention also relates to a process for preparing a coating comprising several layers (multilayer coating) on at least one surface of a solid substrate, in which at least one of the layers, such as an antireflection layer, is deposited by the process according to the invention as described above.
- at least one of the layers such as an antireflection layer
- all the layers of the coating are prepared by the process according to the invention.
- These multilayer coatings can globally have properties such as antireflection, reflective, or polarizing properties.
- transparent dielectric materials oxides
- alternating layers constituting a successive stack of low and high refractive index layers.
- each of these layers can be prepared by the process according to the invention.
- the low refractive index layer which is generally based on colloidal silica can be prepared by the process according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 is a graph that shows an example of a path taken by a spray head to ensure complete coverage of a substrate.
- FIG. 2 is a photograph which shows the appearance of a coating on one side of a substrate.
- This coating consists of a layer prepared in Example 1 by the process according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a photograph which shows the appearance of a symmetrical coating on two sides of a substrate. This coating consists of a layer, prepared in Example 1 by the process according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a graph which shows the transmission spectrum of the bare substrate (bottom curve in solid lines), and the transmission spectrum of the substrate coated symmetrically on both sides with a layer prepared in Example 1, in accordance with method according to the invention (upper curve in dotted lines). On the abscissa is plotted the wavelength (in nm), and on the ordinate is plotted the transmission (in %).
- FIG. 5 is a photograph which shows the appearance of a symmetrical coating on two sides of a substrate. This coating consists of a layer, prepared in Example 2 by the process according to the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a graph which shows the transmission spectrum of the bare substrate (bottom curve in solid lines); the transmission spectrum of the substrate coated symmetrically on both sides with a layer prepared in example 2, in accordance with the process according to the invention before heat treatment (top curve in broken lines); and the transmission spectrum of the substrate coated symmetrically on both sides with a layer prepared in Example 2, in accordance with the process according to the invention after heat treatment (middle curve in dotted lines).
- FIG. 7 is a photograph which shows the appearance of a symmetrical coating on two sides of a substrate. This coating consists of a layer, prepared in Example 3 by the process according to the invention.
- FIG. 8 is the same photograph as Figure 7 but on which the contrast has been exacerbated and the brightness has been reduced.
- FIG. 9 is a graph which shows the transmission spectrum of the bare substrate (top curve in solid lines), and the transmission spectrum of the substrate coated symmetrically on both sides with a layer prepared in Example 3, in accordance with process according to the invention (bottom curve in dotted lines).
- FIG. 10 is a photograph which shows the appearance of a symmetrical coating on two sides of a substrate. This coating consists of a layer, prepared in Example 4 by the process according to the invention.
- FIG. 11 is the same photograph as Figure 10 but on which the contrast has been exacerbated and the luminosity has been reduced.
- FIG. 12 is a graph which shows the transmission spectrum of the bare substrate (top curve in solid lines), and the transmission spectrum of the substrate coated symmetrically on both sides with a layer prepared in Example 4, in accordance with method according to the invention (bottom curve in dotted lines).
- the method according to the invention implements in particular a colloidal suspension or sol comprising nanoparticles (or colloids) of an inorganic compound dispersed in a specific solvent which comprises at least 95% by weight of water, preferably 100% by weight of water.
- colloidal suspensions or sols used in the process according to the invention can be derived from ionic precursors such as acid salts, generally purified by recrystallization or from molecular precursors such as alkoxides generally purified by recrystallization.
- the ionic precursors can be chosen from chlorides, oxychlorides, perchlorates, nitrates, oxynitrates and acetates of metals and chlorides, oxychlorides, perchlorates, nitrates, oxynitrates and acetates of metalloids.
- the molecular precursors can be chosen from the alkoxides of formula M(OR) n , in which M represents a metal or a metalloid, OR is an alkoxy group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and n represents the valence of the metal or of the metalloid.
- colloidal suspensions or sols used in the process according to the invention can be prepared according to the methods of the following authors: Stober (J. Colloid Interface Sci., 26, pp. 62-69, 1968) for SiO 2 sols.
- the precursor is hydrolyzed or fluorinated, then polymerized until obtaining nanoparticles insoluble in the synthetic solvent chosen such as ethanol.
- silica sols can be obtained by hydrolysis of an alkoxide precursor, such as tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), in a basic alcoholic medium whose solvent is an aliphatic alcohol such as ethanol, according to the process described by Stober.
- TEOS tetraethylorthosilicate
- the sol can also be a polymeric sol, for example a silica sol in polymeric form.
- a polymeric sol contains macromolecules (polymers), which may eventually form agglomerates or balls of polymeric chains, but these are not solid particles.
- colloidal or polymeric sols synthesized as described above are then generally diluted with the synthesis solvent to a concentration in particular of 0.2 to 1% by mass, for example 0.8% by mass of inorganic compound in the form nanoparticles or in polymeric form.
- synthesis solvent if it is not water, such as ethanol, with water, until the solvent of the colloidal or polymeric sol includes the desired water content which is at least 95% by mass, or even 100% by mass.
- This exchange can take place by dialysis in water.
- the dialysis can take place for a period of 6 hours to 72 hours, for example 48 hours, changing the water regularly, until the solvent of the colloidal or polymeric sol has the desired water content, which is at least 95% by mass, or even 100% by mass.
- the exchanges can be accelerated, but the heating can promote the aggregation of the particles. It is therefore preferred to carry out the dialysis at ambient temperature (for example 20° C.) even if this takes longer.
- This replacement step, exchange of the synthesis solvent, such as dialysis, applies in particular to solutions of silica nanoparticles but also to polymeric silica sols if they are suspensions in ethanol, and also possibly to suspensions or solutions of organic polymers.
- this surfactant can be chosen for example from TritonTM X-100 (Polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether) or Brij® L4 (Polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether).
- a surfactant allows better wetting and therefore better spreading of the colloidal or polymeric sol on the surface to be treated.
- a water-soluble binder polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) can be added to the colloidal sol.
- PVA polyvinyl alcohol
- Such a polymer therefore plays the role of binder, cement, between the nanoparticles in the dry thin layer.
- Such a polymer makes it possible to reinforce the cohesion of the layers and to block the porosity of these layers.
- the colloidal suspension (colloidal sol) or polymeric sol finally obtained has a concentration of nanoparticles of an inorganic compound such as a metal or metalloid oxide or of an inorganic compound in a polymeric form, namely a dry extract, generally from 0.1% to 1% by mass, for example from 0.2% en masse.
- Such a concentration makes it possible to produce dry layers in particular with a thickness of 50 nm to 100 nm, for example of the order of 70 nm.
- this polymer is generally simply dissolved or suspended in the aqueous solvent comprising at least 95% by weight of water to obtain the desired concentration.
- the solid substrate on at least one surface of which the deposition of a thin layer is carried out can be made of an organic or inorganic material, or even of an organic/inorganic hybrid material.
- the material of the substrate can in particular be an organic glass or an inorganic glass, such as a borosilicate glass, or a silica.
- the surface on which a thin layer is prepared by the process according to the invention can be a flat surface, but it can be a surface having a complex shape, geometry, for example a curved surface, curved, with concavities and/or convexities, with reliefs and/or hollows, recesses, recesses, etc.
- the spraying technique implemented in the process according to the invention makes it possible to successfully deposit a colloidal or polymeric sol or a solution or suspension of an organic polymer even on surfaces shapes, complex geometries.
- the thin layer can be prepared on only one of the surfaces of the substrate or on several of the surfaces of the substrate, or even on all the surfaces of the substrate.
- the spraying technique implemented in the process according to the invention makes it possible, unlike the other deposition processes described above, to deposit in a single operation, a colloidal or polymeric sol or a suspension or solution of an organic polymer, on several surfaces of a substrate, for example on both sides of a flat substrate, but also to deposit a colloidal or polymeric sol or a suspension or solution of an organic polymer on only one of the faces of such a substrate thus causing an economy of suspension.
- the surface on which a thin layer is prepared by the process according to the invention can have any size.
- the spraying technique implemented in the process according to the invention makes it possible, unlike the other deposition processes described above, to deposit a colloidal or polymeric sol or a solution or suspension of an organic polymer even on a surface of large size, namely an area of at least 400 cm 2 . It can be for example a square-shaped surface with sides of at least 200 mm.
- step a) of the process according to the invention Prior to step a) of the process according to the invention, during which the colloidal or polymeric sol or a solution or suspension of an organic polymer is sprayed - this colloidal or polymeric sol being prepared in particular as described above - on a surface of a substrate, a step of preparing this surface can be carried out.
- This preparation step essentially aims to make the surface wet, that is to say with a contact angle with the water of less than 5°.
- Such a step is conventional and current, and the person skilled in the art will have no difficulty in determining the conditions thereof.
- This step can be a chemical and/or physical and/or mechanical cleaning step.
- this cleaning step is essentially chemical.
- the chemical agents which can be used for chemical cleaning can be chosen from soaps, acids, bases, organic solvents, etc.
- Ultrasonics can assist in liquid phase chemical cleaning with the aforementioned chemical agents. They make it possible to accelerate the phenomena governing cleaning.
- the cleaning can also be carried out by treatment with ozone or plasma cleaning.
- this cleaning step can be carried out by carrying out the following treatments: first, any traces of handling or potential dust are removed from the surface using a polyester cloth soaked in ethanol; the surface is then brought into contact with an aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid diluted to 0.4% by mass. This can be achieved by bringing the surface in contact with a cloth soaked in the hydrofluoric acid solution. The soaked cloth may optionally be driven by a mechanical movement. then the surface is rinsed with pure water to neutralize the slightest trace of acid. a final rinsing with ethanol can be carried out to accelerate the drying of the surface.
- These treatments can be carried out, for example, on one side or on both sides of a flat substrate, whether it is for example of the silica or borosilicate type.
- the preparation step can also be carried out according to other protocols such as that described in document [1] page 77, lines 7 to 18, that described in document [1], claim 7 (the surface is cleaned with using an aqueous detergent solution and an ethanol solution), or that described in document [9] page 7, lines 16 to 18 (the surface is cleaned using dilute HF and a detergent solution).
- a surfactant can optionally be added thereto as already specified above.
- This surfactant can be chosen for example from TritonTM X-100 (Polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether) or Brij® L4 (Polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether).
- a surfactant makes it possible to lower the surface tension (surface tension) of the colloidal or polymeric sol or of the solution or suspension of an organic polymer.
- the surfactant is preferably added at a concentration less than or equal to the critical micellar concentration.
- the surfactant concentration of the colloidal or polymeric sol or of the solution or suspension of an organic polymer can go up to the Critical Micellar Concentration (CMC) of the surfactant.
- CMC Critical Micellar Concentration
- the surfactant concentration may possibly go beyond the CMC, but without exceeding the CMC by more than 10%.
- the surface tension (surface tension) of the colloidal or polymeric sol or of the solution or suspension of an organic polymer can be from 20 to 73 mN.m.
- Triton X-100 makes it possible to reach a surface tension of 38 mN.m.
- colloidal or polymeric sol or the solution or suspension of an organic polymer, prepared as described above, optionally comprising a surfactant is then sprayed in the form of droplets, which are projected by a directing gas onto the surface.
- a piezoelectric head generates ultrasound which forms droplets close to this head.
- a stream of gas generally an air stream, will then direct the formulated droplets in the direction of deposition.
- This spraying can be carried out by any suitable device. These devices are known to those skilled in the art.
- it may be an ultrasonic spray device such as the device available from the company Ultrasonic Systems Inc. under the name PRISM Ultra-coat.
- step a) of spraying one or more of the following parameters, preferably all of the following parameters, can be controlled so as to form a continuous and homogeneous moist layer of colloidal or polymeric soil or organic polymer solution or suspension, after leveling
- the leveling step is a step during which the deposited liquid film takes on a smooth appearance.
- Spray deposition produces a disturbed liquid film, which has small ripples which betray differences in thickness which fade during leveling):
- This flow rate may in particular be from 1 to 20 mL.min ⁇ 1 .
- This speed can be in particular from 50 to 500 mm.s.
- This distance may in particular be from 5 mm to 50 mm, preferably 20 mm.
- This trajectory may for example be that described in FIG. 1, with an adjustable pitch between 1 mm and 25 mm to ensure complete coverage of the substrate.
- a distance from the head to the substrate greater than 50 mm means that the droplets generated have too great a distance to travel for their trajectory to be straight. This favors the appearance of zones without liquid, therefore without resulting deposit.
- the directing air jet can disturb the liquid film and generate streaky drying, with a periodic lack of extra thickness in the direction of passage of the head.
- the flow rate, the speed of movement and the pitch form a set of parameters which determine the quantity of liquid sprayed. Increasing the flow increases the quantity of liquid, while an increase in the pitch or the speed of movement of the head will reduce the quantity of liquid deposited.
- the pitch must generally be less than 25 mm (width of the spray strip) because the projection head used makes it possible to produce a liquid strip of I
- the flow rate must generally remain below 20 mL.min 1 to avoid the formation of drops resulting from the coalescence of the droplets. Its minimum value is set by the machine.
- the speed of movement determines the deposition time. It is preferably greater than 100 mm. s 1 to limit the deposition phase to one minute, rapid deposition making it possible to cover the substrate by limiting premature drying depending on the instant of deposition.
- the upper limit of 500 mm. s 1 corresponds to the limit of the equipment used
- Step a) is generally carried out at a temperature of 18 to 22° C., and at a relative humidity of 40% to 50%.
- step a) of spraying of the process according to the invention a wet layer of the colloidal or polymer suspension or of the suspension or solution of organic polymer is obtained on the surface.
- the thickness of the wet layer of the colloidal or polymeric suspension or of the organic polymer suspension or solution can be from 10 to 150 ⁇ m, preferably from 10 to 120 ⁇ m.
- step b) of the process according to the invention is carried out during which the wet layer of the colloidal suspension is dried, of the suspension comprising an inorganic compound in polymeric form , or the solution or suspension of an organic polymer.
- the dry final thin layer is obtained on the surface at the end of step b).
- Atmosphere in which the surface is placed during drying is indeed essential to obtain a layer of uniform thickness, homogeneous in particular of optical quality.
- the drying should generally be carried out at a temperature which is not too high.
- the drying can be carried out at a temperature of 18 to 50°C.
- Drying should generally be carried out for a time that is not too short
- drying can be carried out for a period of 10 minutes to 90 minutes, preferably 30 to 60 minutes, more preferably 30 to 40 minutes.
- water which constitutes at least 95% of the solvent of the colloidal and polymeric sols and of the solutions and suspensions of organic polymers used according to the invention, has a boiling point and an enthalpy of vaporization at room temperature higher than ethanol, which allows, for the same volumes of soils, solutions or suspensions, to slow down drying. Slower drying gives time for the liquid film to be as homogeneous, as smooth as possible, and thus to obtain layers of better optical quality.
- the drying is, according to the invention, carried out in a static atmosphere, in particular without circulation, flow of air or any other gas on and around the surface; preferably, the drying is carried out in a closed, hermetic enclosure in which there is no circulation, flow of air or of any other gas.
- drying conditions specified above apply whether a colloidal suspension is used, a suspension comprising an inorganic compound in a polymeric form or a suspension or solution of an organic polymer.
- step a) it is possible to carry out a heat treatment of the wet layer having undergone the drying step, in particular in the case where during step a) a suspension comprising a compound organic in a polymeric form.
- This heat treatment step makes it possible, in the case where a polymeric sol has been sprayed, to transform the inorganic-organic hybrid polymer into a completely inorganic, mineral polymer.
- This heat treatment can be carried out at a temperature of 100 to 200° C., preferably 100 to 150° C., for a period of 30 minutes to 2 hours, preferably 60 minutes.
- the method according to the invention makes it possible to produce coatings, in particular coatings of colloidal silica of optical quality, that is to say having in particular a homogeneity, uniformity of deposit in thickness, with a variation of the thickness not exceeding 5 nm, even 2 nm (for a layer with a thickness greater than or equal to 50 nm), on a layer thickness less than a few hundred nanometers, more exactly a thickness of 5 nm to 300 nm, preferably from 80 to 220 n.
- the thin layers obtained by the method according to the invention have transmissions at least equal to 99%, and which can reach up to 99.5% (see Figure 4), in particular at a centering wavelength of 371 nm .
- Such transmissions are obtained with a layer of colloidal silica obtained by the process according to the invention with a thickness estimated at 76 nm.
- UV radiation Absorption of UV radiation can occur for short wavelengths below 230 nm, when the soil contains a surfactant containing aromatic rings: TritonTM X-100.
- the thin layers prepared by the process according to the invention can in particular be antireflection layers.
- These antireflection layers find their application in particular in the antireflection coatings of optics, in particular silica optics subjected to laser radiation.
- the thin layers of organic polymers prepared by the method according to the invention can be protective layers on a substrate.
- the substrate used is made of silica, with an area of 200 by 200 mm 2 and a thickness of 5 mm. Its refractive index is 1.44 at 600 nm.
- the substrate is cleaned according to the following procedure: cleaning of the surface with a hydrofluoric acid solution diluted to 0.4% by volume, then abundant rinsing with pure deionized water.
- the substrate is left to air dry, positioned vertically on a corner using a support.
- a suspension (sol) of colloidal silica in water was prepared using a colloidal suspension synthesized according to the Stober process. 50.7 g of tetraethylorthosilicate was added to 388.0 g of absolute ethanol. 15 minutes of stirring guarantee good homogenization. 13.4 g of 28% by mass ammonia are added thereto. After a further 15 minutes of stirring, the solution is left to ripen for 3 weeks at room temperature. A particle size measurement indicates the presence of silica colloids with a size of 10 ⁇ 5 nm. The pH is 10 and the mass concentration of SiO 2 is 3.8%.
- TritonTM X-100 To 56.12 g of aqueous solution, 0.60 g of dilute solution at 1% by mass of TritonTM X-100 is added. Such a quantity makes it possible to be at the critical micellar concentration of TritonTM X-100 in water, thus making it possible to reduce the surface tension to 39.40 mN.m 1 without impacting the stability of the soil attested by a particle size no significant change over 3 months.
- Table II The coordinates useful for deposition are centered on the center of the component, substrate, and make it possible to scan a surface slightly greater than the component, substrate, to guarantee complete coating of the liquid on the substrate.
- the deposit is made on a first side, left to dry for about 30 min, then repeated on the second side with an identical drying time.
- the deposit is observed under negatoscope light (wide and diffuse light source, the substrate sends back the reflection of this light which exacerbates the optical defects).
- negatoscope light wide and diffuse light source, the substrate sends back the reflection of this light which exacerbates the optical defects.
- the transmission is also measured as a function of the wavelength of the symmetrical two-sided coating prepared in this example.
- the transmission of the deposits reaches 99.5% at 370 nm, against 93.1% for a bare silica substrate.
- the silica index at 370 nm is 1.47.
- the index of the layers produced is 1.27 at 370 nm, from which we deduce 48% porosity in the layers.
- Such a layer performs an antireflection function, with maximum efficiency for the centering wavelength, 370 nm here.
- the substrate used is identical to that of example 1.
- a suspension of polymeric silica in water was prepared from a sol synthesized in ethanol according to the following process.
- the aqueous solution supplemented with surfactant is integrated into the supply system of the device in the same way as in example 1.
- the deposition chamber is also prepared in the same way.
- the deposition parameters are identical to those in Example 1, and are indicated in Table III below:
- the deposition is carried out symmetrically on the two faces of the substrate.
- the drying time after each deposit is 30 min.
- the transmission of the component, substrate is measured, then the coated substrate undergoes a heat treatment at 130° C. for one hour. This treatment allows the densification of the silica film, which improves its mechanical strength, among other things.
- Figure 5 is a photograph taken during observation with a negatoscope (diffuse white light) of the substrate provided with a coating on both sides.
- the photograph shows nothing visible to the naked eye, which demonstrates that the deposit is of optical quality.
- the transmission is also measured as a function of the wavelength of the coating with two symmetrical faces prepared in this example before and after heat treatment.
- the deposit has an index of 1.46 at 500 nm, similar to what is observed with a deposit of polymeric silica in ethanol with other deposition techniques such as dip coating or spin coating.
- Such a layer makes it possible to create a dense silica film, which can play the role of transparent protection of a substrate, and possibly which can serve as a support for a subsequent antireflection treatment as in example 1.
- colloidal silica and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) Colloidal silica and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).
- the PVA is a simple additive, the layer essentially consisting of colloidal silica.
- the PVA acts as a binder for the silica particles, in other words as a cement for these particles. PVA also acts as a surfactant.
- the substrate is identical to that used in example 1.
- the dialysis step is identical to that described in Example 1, however the sol is diluted in 0.6% m ethanol, and the quantities involved are doubled.
- the sol obtained is 100% aqueous, its surface tension is 71.1 mN.ni 1 for a silica concentration of 0.1% m.
- 0.1 g of 80% hydrolyzed PVA was introduced.
- the solubilization of PVA in water being slow, the whole was placed under agitation for the night, rather than having to heat to accelerate the solubilization, which would risk promoting the aggregation of the silica particles.
- the soil obtained has a surface tension of 44.2 mN.m, the PVA having a surfactant character. No other additive was added.
- Example 4 The solution is integrated into the supply system of the device in the same way as in Example 1.
- the deposition chamber is also prepared in the same way.
- the deposition parameters are indicated in Table IV below.
- the transmission is also measured as a function of the wavelength of the two-sided symmetric coating prepared in this example.
- polymers in particular those soluble in water, here mixed with colloids, can be deposited by spraying in an aqueous medium, in the same way as inorganic salts.
- Example 4 Poloxamer (tri-block copolymer comprising a central block of poly(propylene oxide) and two outer blocks of poly(ethylene oxide), (EO) x -(PO) y - (EO) x ).
- the prepared layer consists of poloxamer, which is therefore not a simple additive.
- the substrate is identical to that used in example 1
- Example 2 The solution is integrated into the supply system of the device in the same way as in Example 1.
- the deposition chamber is also prepared in the same way.
- the deposition parameters are shown in Table V below.
- the transmission is also measured as a function of the wavelength of the symmetrical two-sided coating prepared in this example. The results of these measurements are plotted on the graph in Figure 12.
- copolymers such as poloxamers, which are purely organic, in particular those soluble in water, can be deposited by spraying in an aqueous medium in the same way as inorganic salts.
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