Hydrophilicity and Hydrophobicity: Deposited Carbon Thin Film

Hydrophilicity and Hydrophobicity: Deposited Carbon Thin Film

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] What is Hydrophobicity and Hydrophilicity? The hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity of different surfaces depends on their chemical composition and structural geometry. This feature of the surfaces plays a significant role in our nature and daily life. If water beads up into droplets and does not spread evenly across the surface, it is called a hydrophobic surface. On hydrophobic surfaces, the contact angle of water droplets with the surface is larger than about 45º. In contrast, if a water droplet placed on the surface is evenly distributed with a small contact angle with the surface, it is called a hydrophilic surface. In most cases, surface hydrophilicity increases due to the presence of hydrophilic groups such as hydroxyl (OH), carboxyl (COOH) and carbonyl (CO) on the surface. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image="7300" img_size="large" add_caption="yes"…
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Pyrolytic Graphite

Pyrolytic Graphite

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Pyrolytic Graphite Pyrolytic graphite is a polycrystalline form of graphite that is deposited from the vapor phase by thermal decomposition of a simple hydrocarbon such as methane. Pyrolytic graphite is a man-made material similar to graphite, except that there are covalent bonds between its graphene layers. Graphite has a layered structure, and each carbon atom in each layer is bonded to three adjacent atoms. The atomic structure of graphite is a two-dimensional lattice of hexagons whose first and third layers exactly match each other, while the second layer is slightly displaced relative to these two layers. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1736772485291{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Pyrolytic Graphite Structure But the material deposited as pyrolytic graphite consists of layers of wavy, twisted plans composed of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure.…
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Carbon-Supported Grids Used in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM Grids)

Carbon-Supported Grids Used in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM Grids)

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Carbon-Supported Grids Used in Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM Grids) The grids used in TEM microscopes (a type of electron microscope) to place specimens are usually made of copper with a mesh size of about 3 mm and a layer of plastic called a formvar and a thin film of carbon. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1747482666285{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" el_width="xl" add_button="bottom" btn_title="What is an Electron Microscope?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Felectron-microscope%2F|title:What%20is%20an%20Electron%20Microscope%3F|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2="" txt_align="center" style="3d" color="mulled-wine" el_width="xl" add_button="bottom" btn_title="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|title:Thin%20Films%20Coating%20and%20Applications|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=""] When the samples are placed on the coated grids, the uniformity of the sample layer is one of the important points for proper imaging of biomolecular complex in aqueous solution. For this purpose, it is necessary that the surface in contact with…
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High-Current Electrical Feedthroughs in Coating Systems

High-Current Electrical Feedthroughs in Coating Systems

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] What Are Vacuum Feedthroughs? Feedthroughs in a vacuum chamber, enable different components, like electrical cables, cooling water hoses, or mechanical parts to pass through the device, without causing any leakage under high or ultra-high vacuum conditions. Vacuum feedthroughs are useful in various applications, especially where precise pressure control is required, such as thin film deposition systems. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] [lwptoc backgroundColor="#d6d6d6" borderColor="#5b5b5b" skipHeadingText="Recent Posts|References|Some of Vac Coat Products|Sputter Coater|Carbon Coater|Sputter/Carbon|Thermal"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1730495958241{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="Know more" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-importance-of-vacuum-leakage-detection%2F|title:The%20Importance%20of%20Vacuum%20Leakage%20Detection|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="Thin Films" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" css="" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fthin-film-and-thin-films-types%2F|title:Thin%20Films%20Coating%20and%20Applications|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Depending on its mission, various kinds of feedthroughs can be used in a vacuum system. Vac Coat vacuum coating systems are provided with special features,…
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Chalcogenide Thin Films Deposition | A Complete Overview

Chalcogenide Thin Films Deposition | A Complete Overview

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Chalcogenide Thin Films Deposition Chalcogenides are materials that contain at least one of the chalcogens, elements of group 16 of the periodic table (Sulfur, selenium, tellurium, etc.). Chalcogenide binary, ternary, and quaternary derivatives are widely employed in photovoltaic, photocatalyst, sensor, fuel cell, and battery fabrication. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1718121920208{background-color: #d9d9d9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] Chalcogenides’ Properties Chalcogenide compounds, such as transition metal chalcogenides, contain chalcogen anions like S2−, Se2−, or Te2−, and at least an electropositive element. Chalcogenides have a narrow band-gap energy which results in special optical properties of chalcogenide glasses, such as high refractive index, infrared (IR) transparency, nonlinear optical properties, and reversible phase change from amorphous to crystalline. Chalcogenide glasses can be polished or machined into planar, spherical or other shapes for various applications. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] [lwptoc…
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Thickness Control of Carbon Film in Vacuum Carbon Coaters

Thickness Control of Carbon Film in Vacuum Carbon Coaters

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] Precise Thickness Control of Carbon Film in Vacuum Carbon Coaters Control of carbon film thickness deposited on the samples to be analyzed by electron microscopy (SEM, TEM, FE-SEM, and etc.) or Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) should be accurate to obtain the best result. The QCM monitoring of the thickness of carbon thin film deposition by resistive evaporation of carbon sources (Rod or Fiber) happens at high temperatures that may cause sensor heating and failure. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] [lwptoc backgroundColor="#d6d6d6" borderColor="#5b5b5b" skipHeadingText="Recent Posts|Some of Vac Coat Products|Sputter Coater|Carbon Coater|SEM Coater|Thermal"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1736513625084{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 SEM?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fscanning-electron-microscope-sem%2F|title:Scanning%20Electron%20Microscope%20(SEM)|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="Carbon Coaters" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fcarbon-coater%2F|title:Carbon%20Coaters%20%7C%20Vac%20Coat%20Desk%20Carbon%20Coaters|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] Pulsed Carbon Fiber Evaporation Process Pulsed…
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Learn More about Turbomolecular Pumps

Learn More about Turbomolecular Pumps

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[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1622359525694{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] Learn more about Turbomolecular Pumps One of the most commonly used pumps for high vacuum pressure is the Turbomolecular Pump. These pumps are easy to use and require less care and maintenance than diffusion pumps. The small foot print, the lack of need to cool with water, the speed to reach the desired vacuum, the high purity of these pumps are other advantages compared to diffusion pumps. Using these pumps, the pumping speed can be constant with a good accuracy (One of the disadvantages of these pumps is their high price). Turbomolecular pumps can be used in the range of rough vacuum, high vacuum and Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) with a constant pumping speed of up to 4000 liters per second. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_cta h2=""…
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What is the GLAD Sputtering Technique?

What is the GLAD Sputtering Technique?

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] What is the GLAD Sputtering Technique? There are various techniques for increasing the quality of thin films deposited by vacuum coating methods. GLAD Sputtering (Glancing Angle Deposition) or OLA (Oblique Angle Deposition) is one of the most widely used techniques in the sputtering deposition process. GLAD method helps to achieve different microstructural architectures and increases the surface area of thin films. In the GLAD Sputtering, you could make an array of periodic microstructures to increase the surface sensitivity. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1738928310283{background-color: #D9D9D9 !important;}"][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/noHrDL3YUhE" css=""][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1738928546355{margin-top: -20px !important;}"] sputtering: a process animation [/vc_column_text][/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 Thin Film?" 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|title:Thin%20Films%20Coating%20and%20Applications|target:_blank"][/vc_cta][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Although the GLAD technique could apply to various vacuum vapor deposition methods. The DC Magnetron GLAD Sputtering is a…
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Plasma Cleaning | What is Plasma Cleaner?

Plasma Cleaning | What is Plasma Cleaner?

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] What is Plasma Cleaning? Surface cleaning using plasma is an economical way to clean specimens uniformly and securely through plasma treatment. Removal of contaminants from the studied substrates without affecting the overall properties of the material is one of the benefits of the plasma surface cleaning method. Plasma cleaning is widely used in the circuit industry, including cleaning the PCB board before coating and cleaning the lead frames during the packaging process. Plasma sample cleaning has significant advantages over other surface cleaning methods as it applies to a wide range of materials, is eco-friendly, residual-free, and effective in highly sensitive applications like cleaning medical equipment. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=".vc_custom_1714061528273{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 Plasma?" btn_style="3d" btn_color="juicy-pink" btn_align="center" btn_link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fvaccoat.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-is-plasma%2F|title:What%20is%20Plasma%3F|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"…
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Helium Leak Detectors

Helium Leak Detectors

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[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector (MSLD) Helium Leak Detector (HLD), also known as the Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector (MSLD), is an instrument commonly used to find the location of the leakage and measure the rate of it in a system. Among several methods of leak detection, helium leak test is the most accurate one. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=""] What is A Vacuum Chamber Leak? Ideally, the vacuum chamber should retain the vacuum after the pumps have been turned off. But in real systems, over time, system pressure increases. This increase in pressure can be due to the penetration of wall molecules (Outgassing) or due to leakage and penetration of molecules from outside into the system. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""] [lwptoc backgroundColor="#d6d6d6" borderColor="#5b5b5b" skipHeadingText="References|Sputter Coater|Carbon Coater|Sputter/ Carbon|Thermal|Recent Posts|Some of Vac Coat…
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