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Basic Concepts of Reactive Sputtering

Martynas Audronis / 12.03.2013

Summary Why is Reactive Sputtering important? – Bill Sproul, the inventor of mass spectrometer based reactive sputtering process control technology, stated in his 2005 review paper, “the use of reactive sputtering has proliferated, particularly [...]

Recycling Technologies Take a Turn for the Better

Jeff Solomon / 27.02.2013

In prior years, the only metal scrap that was recyclable was the old stalwarts of the scrap business. These items were solid pieces of metal that were segregated into their various grades by [...]

The influence of sputtering targets on the manufacturing costs and efficiency of CIGS

Christoph Adelhelm / 31.01.2012

The sputtering process is the most important technique for material deposition in CIGS-manufacturing. With innovative sputtering targets CIGS producers can significantly reduce their production costs.Manufacturers of sputtering targets like PLANSEE have two approaches [...]

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28.07.2015 | New diffraction grating improves efficiency and range in the soft x-ray and extreme ultraviolet

Efficient 10 to 1500 eV Spectrometer McPherson's SXR spectrometer, Model 251MX, is now available with improved [...]

25.06.2015 | Development consortium targets smarter surface coating

A smarter approach to applying advanced thin-film coatings to high value engineering products is being [...]

17.06.2015 | First Solar Achieves World Record 18.6 % Thin Film Module Conversion Efficiency

First Solar, Inc. announced it has set yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic [...]

17.06.2015 | SCHOTT Offers Single Source for All Active and Passive Glass Components for Lasers

Material and coating expertise allows for optimized glass components that have an extremely high laser [...]

16.06.2015 | SoLayTec wins repeat and new order for its InPassion ALD from two Chinese Tier One solar manufacturers

The new InPassion ALD user, which is one of the tier one player in China, [...]

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Kurt J Lesker: Vacuum Chambers

We offer vacuum chambers in both standard and custom configurations to meet every need from simple small vessels, to very large custom chambers to meet specific process requirements. [...]

Kurt J Lesker: Sample Manipulation & Motion

Many different devices are associated with sample manipulation: motion feedthroughs, sample transfer, translation devices, xyz manipulation, z-only manipulation, sample rotation, rotary drives, linear drives, wobble sticks, etc. All [...]

Spray CVD system: 2-inch aerosol CVD system

The Annealsys Spray-CVD-050 is a 2-inch Spray CVD (aerosol CVD) reactor especially developed to meet the requirements of research and development units. The infrared lamp heating system provides [...]

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AS-Master 200 mm RTP system up to 1500°C

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Kurt J Lesker: Pressure Measurement

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Kurt J Lesker: Vacuum Systems

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IRIS Broadband Optical Monitoring System

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Kurt J Lesker: Feedthroughs

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Kurt J Lesker: Vacuum Services

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Kurt J Lesker: Deposition Sources

We made our first commercial, patented, TORUS® Magnetron Sputter Source in the early 1980s. Since then, our aggressive, on-going R&D efforts have led us into other areas of [...]

Kurt J Lesker: Fluids & Greases

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