Title:
COATINGS OF Mn+1AXn MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL CONTACT ELEMENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005038985
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
An element for making an electric contact to a contact member (5, 15, 19, 41) for enabling an electric current to flow between said element and said contact member, said element (3,14, 42) comprising a body (6) having at least a contact surface (2, 4, 16, 43, 44) thereof coated with a contact layer applied against said contact member. The contact layer comprises a film comprising a multielement material with equal or similar composition as any of a layered carbide or nitride that can be described as Mn+1AXn,, where M is a transition metal or a combina tion of a transition metals, n is 1, 2, 3 or higher, A is an group A element or a combination of a group A element, element and X is Carbon, Nitrogen or both.
Inventors:
ISBERG PETER (SE)
EKLUND PER (SE)
EMMERLICH JENS (SE)
HULTMAN LARS (SE)
HOEGBERG HANS (SE)
LJUNGCRANTZ HENRIK (SE)
EKLUND PER (SE)
EMMERLICH JENS (SE)
HULTMAN LARS (SE)
HOEGBERG HANS (SE)
LJUNGCRANTZ HENRIK (SE)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2004/003390
Publication Date:
July 28, 2005
Filing Date:
October 18, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ABB RESEARCH LTD (CH)
ISBERG PETER (SE)
EKLUND PER (SE)
EMMERLICH JENS (SE)
HULTMAN LARS (SE)
HOEGBERG HANS (SE)
LJUNGCRANTZ HENRIK (SE)
ISBERG PETER (SE)
EKLUND PER (SE)
EMMERLICH JENS (SE)
HULTMAN LARS (SE)
HOEGBERG HANS (SE)
LJUNGCRANTZ HENRIK (SE)
International Classes:
C23C30/00; H01R13/03; H01R39/20; H01R41/00; H01R; (IPC1-7): H01R13/03; H01R39/20; H01R41/00; C23C30/00
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