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A Study on the Performance Improvement of ta-C Thin Films Coating on Tungsten Carbide(WC) Surface for Aspherical Glass Lens by FCVA Method Compared with Ir-Re coating

Ir-RE 코팅 대비 자장여과필터방식을 이용한 비구면 유리 렌즈용 초경합금(WC)표면의 ta-C 박막 코팅 성능 개선 연구

  • Jung, Kyung-Seo (Dept. of IT Convergence Software Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education) ;
  • Kim, Seung-Hee (Dept. of IT Convergence Software Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education)
  • 정경서 (한국기술교육대학교 IT융합SW공학과) ;
  • 김승희 (한국기술교육대학교 IT융합SW공학과)
  • Received : 2019.09.23
  • Accepted : 2019.12.06
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

The demand for a low dispersion lens with a small refractive index and a high refractive index is increasing, and accordingly, there is an increasing need for a releasable protective film with high heat resistance and abrasion resistance. On the other hand, the optical industry has not yet established a clear standard for the manufacturing process and quality standards for mold-releasing protective films used in aspheric glass lens molding. Optical lens manufacturers treat this technology as proprietary information. In this study, an experiment was conducted regarding the optimization of ion etching, magnetron, and arc current at each source and filter part, and bias voltage in FCVA (filtered cathode vacuum arc)-based Ta-C thin film coatings. This study found that compared to iridium-rhenium alloy thin film sputtering products, the coating conditions were improved by approximately 50%, 20%, and 40% in terms of thickness, hardness, and adhesive strength of the film, respectively. The thin-film coating process proposed in this study is expected to contribute significantly to the development and utilization of glass lenses, which will help enhance the minimum mechanical properties and quality of the mold-release thin film layer required for glass mold surface forming technology.

작은 굴절률 및 높은 굴절률을 갖는 저 분산 렌즈에 대한 요구가 증가함에 따라, 높은 내열성 및 내마모성을 갖는 이형성 보호 필름에 대한 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 광학 산업은 비구면 유리 렌즈 성형에 사용되는 이형보호 필름의 제조 공정 및 품질 표준에 대한 명확한 표준을 아직 확립하지 못했다. 이 기술은 광학 렌즈를 제조하는 각 회사의 노하우로 취급된다. 본 연구에서는 FCVA (Filtered Cathode Vacuum Arc) 기반 ta-C 박막 코팅의 이온에칭, 각 소스 및 필터부의 마그네트론 및 아크 전류, 바이어스 전압의 최적화에 관한 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 코팅성능 측면에서, 이리듐- 레늄 합금 박막 스퍼터링 제품 대비 필름 두께가 약 50% 얇고, 경도는 약 20%, 박막의 접착강도는 약 40 % 개선된 것으로 측정되었다. 본 연구의 박막 코팅 공정 결과는 금형 이형 박막층의 최소 기계적 특성 및 품질 확립을 위한 유리 렌즈의 개발 및 활용에 크게 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

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