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07Jun 2022 by elina No Comments

Unbalanced Magnetron Cathodes

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering Cathodes Balanced and unbalanced magnetron cathodes in sputtering systems have their advantages and disadvantages as mentioned in “balanced and unbalanced magnetron sputtering” article. What is Unbalanced Magnetron? Balanced magnetic fields with magnetic field lines confined around the cathode, limit the charged colliding particles (electron-ions) to the target surface which benefits low friction coatings; whereas in an unbalanced magnetron with some magnetic field lines toward the substrate, the ions bombard the thin film, affecting thin film surface morphology and adhesion to the substrate, suitable for pre-cleaning and hard coatings. Since balanced cathodes are common, here we discuss the unbalanced magnetron cathodes and theirs specifications. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1716046704963{background-color: #d9d9d9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="5307" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center" style="vc_box_outline" border_color="mulled_wine"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/xjEOoKi6qUo?si=o_jqQE1m-0AD6ya3"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1716069115122{margin-top: -20px !important;}"] How Triple Target Sputter Coater DST3-A…

25Apr 2022 by elina No Comments

Effect of Base Pressure on Thin Film Grain Size in Sputtering

Report, Sputter Coater, Sputtering, Thin Film, Vacuum Pumps

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Effect of Base Pressure on Thin Film Grain Size in Sputtering Sputter coating of thin films is operated in a vacuum chamber, where pressure is much lower than atmosphere environment, to reduce the air contaminants in the chamber and have a cleaner thin film. Pure argon purge into the chamber also helps to remove residual air and increase sputtering deposition rate. As the chamber is evacuated before argon purge, various contaminants of the environment like nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor get out of the chamber gradually, where water vapor is the greatest barrier toward reaching higher vacuum levels. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Thin Films Types" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_css_animation="none" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fthin-film-and-thin-films-types%2F|title:Thin%20Film%20and%20Thin%20Films%20Types|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What is Sputtering?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_css_animation="none"…

11Apr 2022 by elina No Comments

Outgassing | What is Outgassing in Vacuum Chamber?

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Outgassing in Vacuum Deposition Outgassing is defined as the release of a gas which has been trapped, dissolved, absorbed, or frozen in a material, a challenge in the way of high vacuum deposition. In thermodynamics, gas molecules always tend to move from a place with higher pressure to a place with lower pressure, so decreasing the pressure level in a chamber faces impediments like gas load into the chamber. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/NzSTxik7sWc" align="center"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1717776474651{margin-top: -20px !important;}"] Elastomer Outgassing Tech Tips [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1717776522151{background-color: #d9d9d9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] In high vacuum systems, the most important source of gas load in the vacuum process is the gases that are expelled from the surfaces of objects in the vacuum chamber called outgassing. As to reduce the incomplete bonds of surface atoms, surfaces are active…

28Feb 2022 by elina No Comments

Thickness Uniformity of Thin Films by Magnetron Sputtering

Report, Sputter Coater, Sputtering, Thin Film

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Thickness Uniformity of Thin Films by Magnetron Sputtering Magnetron Sputtering is a highly advantageous method for depositing thin films of materials on a substrate for research and industrial purposes. Thickness Uniformity of thin film distribution is an important parameter in science and industry, which can be obtained by magnetron sputtering to a high degree of precision (<2% of thickness variation over the substrate) [1]. In addition, Vac Coat Sputter Coaters can sputter materials by Magnetron Sputtering Method. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1716069440133{background-color: #d9d9d9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Pulsed DC Sputtering" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fpulsed-dc-magnetron-sputtering%2F|target:_blank"] [/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Types of Thin Films" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fthin-film-and-thin-films-types%2F|target:_blank"] [/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text] However, some processes during deposition affect thickness uniformity of the resulting layer in magnetron sputtering. Based on theory,…

19Feb 2022 by elina No Comments

Cu Thin Films by DC Magnetron Sputtering

Deposition, Report, Sputter Coater, Sputtering, Thin Film

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Electrically Conductive Cu Thin Films by DC Magnetron Sputtering Many studies focus on the growth of copper microstructure as a function of the coating method. The increase of resistivity of copper thin films is due to various phenomena such as scattering from defects (vacancies, dislocations, grain boundaries) and also scattering from the free surface, bottom interface, and side-wall interfaces of the films. In this way, the mean free path of electrons decreases, which leads to an increase in resistance. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1716202536178{background-color: #d9d9d9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Know More about Deposition" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fdeposition%2F|title:Deposition%20Methods%20%7C%20Vacuum%20Deposition|target:_blank"] [/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1716203042763{margin-top: -20px !important;}"] How Triple Target Sputter Coater DST3-A Works? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] In this regard, the size of the crystallite plays a key role for a polycrystalline film because the…

08Jan 2022 by elina No Comments

Thin Films Lithography

Deposition, Report, Thin Film

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Surface Modification with Thin Films lithography With the development of technology, microelectronics and microfabrication technologies were tasked with minimizing device components as much as possible. Therefore, scientists tried to find new methods of lithography. As a result, we focus on optical lithography, which is the most common type of it. Therefore, Vac Coat Company designs and manufactures three vacuum coating systems called DST3, DST3-T, and DTT, which provide cost-effective and advanced multifunctional thin films for lithography. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1716232646631{background-color: #d9d9d9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Vacuum Coating Systems" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fproducts%2F|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/xjEOoKi6qUo?si=fsiXV6yZZU97duUL"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1716298391572{margin-top: -20px !important;}"] How Triple Target Sputter Coater DST3-A Works? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Since many physical and chemical properties of nanostructures are highly dependent on their surface, the surface modification in micro and nanometer scales…

27Nov 2021 by elina No Comments

A Brief Overview of Triple Target Sputter Coater DST3-A

Report, Sputter Coater, Sputtering, Vacuum Coating System

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] How Triple Target Sputter Coater DST3-A Works? The video represents a brief overview of one of Vac Coat's sputter coaters. The DST3-A which is shown in this video is a Triple Target Sputter Coater DST3-A equipped with three angled magnetron cathodes with a common focal point. The DST3 is a valuable system to produce fine grain structures because of its independent sputtering control rate for each cathode. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1716662564073{background-color: #d9d9d9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Vac Coat Ltd. has 25-year-old founders and specialists in the design and manufacture of physical vapor deposition (PVD) and vacuum coating systems with high quality and reliability. The company provides laboratory-scale equipment, which is compact. These vacuum coating systems are used in making solar panels, compact hard disks, semiconductor technology, and coating optical lenses and glasses with low…

01Nov 2021 by elina No Comments

Pressure Gauges

Report, Vacuum Coating System

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Pressure Gauges Pressure, force per unit area (N/m2), is identified as the applied force by a fluid (gas or liquid) to a surface. Pressure measurement has many applications in everyday life. For decades, tools used to measure and display pressure are known as Pressure Gauges or Vacuum Gauges. A vacuum gauge can measure the pressure ranges lower than the ambient pressure. Generally, the pressure is not an absolute quantity, and most pressure gauges determine the pressure compared to the atmospheric pressure as the reference. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1736607959621{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="High Vacuum Systems" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fultra-high-vacuum-systems%2F|title:High%20Vacuum%20and%20Ultra-High%20Vacuum%20Systems|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvCDu54y__k" css=""][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1736607933583{margin-top: -20px !important;}"] Introduction to vacuum technology [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Pressure Regions and Pressure Types The vacuum pressure is defined in three regions: low vacuum…

16Oct 2021 by elina No Comments

Plasma Treatment in Microfluidics

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Applications of Plasma Treatment in Microfluidics Plasma is the fourth state of matter, and in today’s high technology, is being used widely in many fields such as electrical engineering, optics, printing, painting, medical, mechanical, and textile. Plasma treatment is used to improve the surface properties of a broad range of materials by cleaning the contaminants from surfaces before manufacturing processes and functionalizing the surfaces with large quantities of reactive chemical species. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1736609103063{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="Plasma Treatment" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fvacuum-plasma-vacuum-plasma-treatment%2F|title:Vacuum%20Plasma%20%7C%20Vacuum%20Plasma%20Treatment|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/94tReSbyPYc" css=""][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1736609088324{margin-top: -20px !important;}"] What is plasma? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] The plasma pre-treatment process raises the surface energy and results in disinfection, cleanness, and modification of surfaces to prepare them for adhesive bonding, and coating processes. In…

13Sep 2021 by elina 2 Comments

Co-Deposition Techniques

Deposition, Report, Sputter Coater, Sputtering, Thermal evaporation, Thin Film

[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Co-Deposition Techniques in Vac Coat Coaters After the scientific revolution driven by nanotechnology, nanocomposites, and hybrid materials with many applications play a vital role in modern science and technology research. These kinds of materials offer electrical and mechanical properties, optical interaction, and thermal conductivity with very high efficiency. The vital part of nanocomposites research is choosing the best way to prepare these complex materials. Co-Deposition Techniques indicates a procedure with two, three, or more deposition sources. Thus, these different or same sources react together and coat on the desired samples to provide alloys and hybrids with excellent characteristics. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1735820520286{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What is PVD?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fphysical-vapor-deposition-pvd%2F|title:Physical%20Vapor%20Deposition%20(PVD)|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What is Deposition?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css=""…

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