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Stanford Advanced Materials (SAM) Corporation is a global supplier of various sputtering targets such as metals, alloys, oxides, ceramic materials. We update every week about news and knowledge of sputtering targets and evaporation materials. Here are the blogs we published previously.

March 21, 2023Blog, Substrate, Wafer

Gadolinium Gallium Garnet: Properties, Manufacturing & Applications

Introduction Garnets (A3B2(SiO4)3) are a group of minerals commonly used as substrates, abrasives, and gemstones. Garnets share similar physical properties and crystal structures, yet they have disparities in chemical composition. Here, this article is going to explore the garnet family in the specific case of gadolinium gallium garnet. Hope that you can have a basic...

March 14, 2023Blog, Sputtering Target, Target Bonding

What Is Indium Bonding for Sputtering Target?

Introduction to Indium Bonding Target bonding is a significant process that joins sputtering targets and backing plates together, yet improper bonding materials would lead to poor heat release, cracking, non-uniform deposition, and even de-bonding. Therefore, it is quite essential to have a basic understanding of the functions, benefits, and types of bonding in advance. This...

March 1, 2023Blog, Thin film Coating, Wafer

Gallium Arsenide Wafer VS. Silicon Wafer

Introduction With the development of electronic devices, people pay more and more attention to wafers, chips, semiconductors, and integrated circuits. Everyone is trying to figure out the essence of chips. Their mind is full of questions. What is a wafer? What is a chip? What about their relations? What materials do we use to make...

February 21, 2023Blog, Rare Earth, Sputtering Target

An Overview of Terbium Sputtering Targets

Introduction Terbium sputtering targets are made from terbium metal. They are used widely in a range of sectors such as tool coatings, optics coatings, and solar coatings. Let’s have a detailed discussion about the features, production, and applications of terbium sputtering targets. Properties Terbium sputtering targets share similar features with terbium metal. Terbium the element...

February 13, 2023Blog, Sputtering Technology, Thin film Coating

Do Impurities Always Have A Negative Effect on Sputtering?

Introduction Purity is one of the prime performance requirements of target selection, which has been explained in our previous article. It takes countless money, time, and labor every year to separate impurities. However, do impurities always have a negative influence on sputtering? We are going to explore this question in this article with specific cases....

What Are the Most Important Characteristics of Target Selection？

February 6, 2023Blog, Industrial News, Sputtering Target

What Are the Most Important Characteristics of Sputtering Target Selection

1. Introduction to Sputtering Target Selection The target quality is rather significant for the coating process, and targets’ features are affected by a variety of parameters like purity, density, porosity, grain sizes, shapes, etc. The better the target quality is, the better performance we have, and the firmer the coating layers are. Here we will...

January 31, 2023Applications, Blog, Solar, Sputtering Target

Zirconium Sputtering Targets Used in Infrared Reflectors

Infrared reflectors are important components in solar thermal systems. They can enhance the performance, such as corrosion resistance, of solar selective coatings at high temperatures. Zirconium sputtering target is one of the emerging materials used to manufacture infrared reflectors, and it has many advantages over others. Read this article for more information. 1. The Solar Thermal System A...

January 10, 2023Applications, Blog, Sputtering Target

Aluminum Target for Mirror Coatings

What is a Mirror Made Of? Mirrors are objects that reflect images. People have been making mirrors with stone, metals, and glass for thousands of years. Generally, a mirror is composed of transparent glass and a thin coating on the back. The layer on the back is both protective and functional. On one hand, it...

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