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2012 TechCon Education Program
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2012 Preliminary Technical Program Now Available
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SVC Offering More Webinars for 2012
Published on January 03, 2012

Manipulating the texture of magnetism - Nanowerk LLC
Manipulating the texture of magnetism Nanowerk LLC ... from the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, Wako, and his colleagues have derived the equations that govern the motion of these magnetic quasi-particles (see paper in Physical Review Letters: "Dynamics of Skyrmion Crystals in Metallic Thin Films ").
source Google | Published on February 03, 2012

Thin-film specialists seek to hone self-cleaning surfaces - The Engineer
Thin-film specialists seek to hone self-cleaning surfaces The Engineer Thin films of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) are already used in so-called self-cleaning windows. As wide-band semiconductors, these films are excited by sunlight leading to charge separation and the generation of radicals, which kill bacteria and degrade ...
source Google | Published on February 02, 2012

Advanced Energy posts loss for the fourth quarter - Northern Colorado Business Report
Advanced Energy posts loss for the fourth quarter Northern Colorado Business Report The thin-films business unit saw a loss of 29.1 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter, from $76.8 million in 2010 to $54.4 million in 2011. The company attributes this to weak market conditions in solar panel and flat panel displays. Advanced Energy Announces Fourth Quarter Results MarketWatch (press release) Advanced Energy Industries' CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call ... Seeking Alpha all 13 news articles »
source Google | Published on January 31, 2012

CIGS market to double by 2015 - PV Insider News and Analysis
CIGS market to double by 2015 PV Insider News and Analysis Solar-Tectic has been granted a world-wide exclusive license for a method of manufacturing single crystal silicon thin-films on ordinary glass over a large area, thus allowing for the commercialization of single crystal silicon thin-film solar cells ... PHOTON's Thin Film Conference Presents Leading CIGS players on Feb. 1, 2012 ... ElectroIQ all 23 news articles »
source Google | Published on January 31, 2012

Sales drop in fourth quarter for Advanced Energy - The Coloradoan
Sales drop in fourth quarter for Advanced Energy The Coloradoan Advanced Energy's fourth-quarter sales dropped more than 24 percent largely due to a decline in sales in its thin films division. The Fort Collins-based manufacturer posted fourth quarter sales of $112.5 million compared to $148.7 million in the fourth ... and more »
source Google | Published on January 31, 2012

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Need cosmetic spec that covers PVD deposited gold on optics
Is there a MIL or ISO spec that addresses cosmetic defects (scratches, voids, etc) on PVD deposited metal coatings (specifically solderable perimeter metals) on optical components? MIL-13830B and ISO 10110 only cover optical coatings. There are all manner of specs for electrodeposited (plated)

RE: How sputter rare earth metals
The rare earth material should sputter like any other element. BUT some of the rare earths, such as cerium, are very oxygen active so they will form thick oxide coatings which means pre-conditioning (pre-sputtering, sputter cleaning) of the target may be a problem. A bigger problem may be the cost o

How sputter rare earth metals
What is method for sputter rare earth metals?

RE: second hand metallizer
I need more information: purpose? what kind of metal(s)? what is sputtering source? Pleace send information to ferrivatt@gmail.com

RE: Vacuum loss with radiant heater.
For more information on plasma cleaning search on glow bar plasma cleaning.

RE: Vacuum loss with radiant heater.
If using a DC diode discharge the pressure will have to be above 10 mTorr or so to establish a plasma. The wall sheath then accelerates ions to the surfaces which then "scrubs" the surfaces of adsorbed molecules such as water. If you use air as the plasma gas the oxygen will react with hydrocarbons

RE: Vacuum loss with radiant heater.
Thank you for your response, Is it more effective to run the plasma discharge when the vacuum preasure is higher? Therefore allowing the vacuum to recover before another period of discharge?

RE: Al evaporation on Polymer surface
1b: if there is gas scattering there will be a less dense film. LiF: Ref: Ionization-assisted deposition of LiF electron-injection layer for organic light-emitting diodes, Kuniaki Tanaka, Miyuki Amou, and Hiroaki Usui, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 22, L1 (2004). They found that LiF deposited as island

RE: Vacuum loss with radiant heater.
The culprit is probably water vapor. The radiant heat caused the water vapor to desorb. To eliminate water vapor run a DC plasma discharge that desorbs the water vapor. Then pump down. i.e. pump - desorb - pump. DMM

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